Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video
Creator's tip (Beginning, middle, end): Beginning: the hook, the character and the place. Middle: the problem, the tries, the tension. End: the answer and the message. Show, don’t tell; one clear idea for a short video; plan → film → edit → share.
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- 1.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer
- 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) reach the big moment (d) introduce the character
- 5.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) no idea (c) ten ideas (d) one clear idea
- 7.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) a long title (c) a problem to solve (d) ten transitions
- 8.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
- 10.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 12.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) the problem gets worse
- 14.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
- 17.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to grab attention fast (c) to test the mic (d) to make it longer
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story
- 20.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots (c) choose your idea (d) write a short script
- 21.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 22.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 24.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 26.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
- 27.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) tension builds up (d) meet the main character
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
- 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 32.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) solve the problem (d) wrap up the story
- 34.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) cutaways (b) credits (c) keyframes (d) titles
- 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 36.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) the credits roll (c) meet the main character (d) an obstacle appears
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) set up the goal (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) show where we are
- 40.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem (c) solve the problem (d) hook the viewer
Answer key
- False
- share it safely
- hook the viewer
- build up the action
- False
- one clear idea
- a problem to solve
- False
- choose your idea
- write a short script
- end
- beginning
- the problem gets worse
- True
- introduce the character
- solve the problem
- False
- to grab attention fast
- solve the problem
- choose your idea
- storyboard your shots
- False
- end
- True
- end
- write a short script
- False
- False
- the problem is solved
- share it safely
- beginning
- show the problem
- wrap up the story
- cutaways
- beginning
- False
- False
- meet the main character
- tension builds up
- hook the viewer
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