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