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