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