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.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) show the problem
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “show the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
- 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 6.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
- 7.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “share it safely”? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely
- 10.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 12.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) let pictures tell it (b) use only text (c) add more talking (d) switch the camera off
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) show the problem (d) solve the problem
- 15.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) a second try fails (d) meet the main character
- 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
- 18.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) choose your idea (d) write a short script
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “reach the big moment”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment
- 20.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) film the shots (d) write a short script
- 21.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📽️ 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
- 23.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
- 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 26.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) an obstacle appears (c) tension builds up (d) set up the goal
- 27.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to grab attention fast (c) to hide the title (d) to make it longer
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) a final message (d) how things turned out
- 30.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) cutaways (c) titles (d) keyframes
- 31.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) the problem gets worse (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
- 32.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
- 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 38.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem is solved (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) tension builds up (d) meet the main character
- 39.🔢 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
- 40.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
Answer key
- wrap up the story
- hook the viewer
- beginning
- show the problem
- beginning
- choose your idea
- False
- hook the viewer
- edit the clips
- True
- end
- True
- let pictures tell it
- solve the problem
- True
- a second try fails
- wrap up the story
- edit the clips
- reach the big moment
- choose your idea
- True
- a problem to solve
- write a short script
- middle
- middle
- set up the goal
- to grab attention fast
- film the shots
- an obstacle appears
- cutaways
- the problem gets worse
- False
- the problem gets worse
- build up the action
- beginning
- build up the action
- write a short script
- the problem is solved
- film the shots
- beginning
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