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