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