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