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