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