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.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
- 3.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to hide the title (c) to make it longer (d) to grab attention fast
- 4.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) a problem to solve (c) ten transitions (d) loud music
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) how things turned out (c) a final message (d) the problem is solved
- 7.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
- 11.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) set up the goal (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 13.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) build up the action (d) reach the big moment
- 17.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem gets worse (c) show where we are (d) the problem is solved
- 18.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) how things turned out (d) tension builds up
- 19.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem is solved (b) set up the goal (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) an obstacle appears (c) a second try fails (d) the problem gets worse
- 21.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots
- 22.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 24.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) credits
- 25.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the credits roll (d) a second try fails
- 26.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 27.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer (c) introduce the character (d) build up the action
- 29.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
- 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 32.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) hook the viewer
- 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
- 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story
- 37.🔢 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
- 38.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
- 39.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) no idea (c) one clear idea (d) every idea
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots
Answer key
- middle
- solve the problem
- to grab attention fast
- a problem to solve
- reach the big moment
- show where we are
- beginning
- beginning
- wrap up the story
- the problem gets worse
- set up the goal
- a second try fails
- choose your idea
- end
- write a short script
- show the problem
- show where we are
- a hook in 5 seconds
- the problem is solved
- the problem is solved
- storyboard your shots
- True
- beginning
- cutaways
- the credits roll
- end
- True
- build up the action
- False
- meet the main character
- wrap up the story
- share it safely
- reach the big moment
- introduce the character
- introduce the character
- reach the big moment
- hook the viewer
- an obstacle appears
- one clear idea
- film the shots
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