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