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