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 make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) set up the goal
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “introduce the character”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story
- 7.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 10.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to grab attention fast (c) to make it longer (d) to hide the title
- 11.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) how things turned out (d) show where we are
- 13.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem
- 14.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) meet the main character (d) a second try fails
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “film the shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 18.🔢 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
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script
- 20.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) solve the problem
- 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action
- 23.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) wrap up the story
- 24.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
- 25.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
- 28.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the problem is solved (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
- 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
- 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) introduce the character
- 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 32.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) meet the main character
- 33.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) an obstacle appears (c) the credits roll (d) a second try fails
- 35.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) cutaways (b) credits (c) keyframes (d) titles
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) an obstacle appears (c) show where we are (d) tension builds up
- 38.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) ten transitions (c) a problem to solve (d) a long title
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
- 40.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) how things turned out (c) tension builds up (d) set up the goal
Answer key
- choose your idea
- set up the goal
- build up the action
- a second try fails
- introduce the character
- reach the big moment
- True
- False
- beginning
- to grab attention fast
- share it safely
- how things turned out
- introduce the character
- meet the main character
- film the shots
- end
- choose your idea
- edit the clips
- write a short script
- beginning
- solve the problem
- show the problem
- wrap up the story
- a final message
- False
- True
- show the problem
- the problem is solved
- wrap up the story
- introduce the character
- middle
- an obstacle appears
- False
- the credits roll
- cutaways
- introduce the character
- show where we are
- a problem to solve
- introduce the character
- set up the goal
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