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) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) tension builds up (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 2.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
- 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) how things turned out (c) a final message (d) an obstacle appears
- 6.True or false: “a final message” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots
- 8.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) write a short script (d) edit the clips
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely
- 10.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) edit the clips
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 12.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) an obstacle appears
- 13.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to make it longer (b) to hide the title (c) to test the mic (d) to grab attention fast
- 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 15.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
- 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 19.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) a second try fails (d) show where we are
- 20.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 23.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character
- 25.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem is solved (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) set up the goal
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem
- 27.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) no idea (c) one clear idea (d) every idea
- 29.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) set up the goal (d) how things turned out
- 30.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) the credits roll (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 33.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “write a short script”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script
- 35.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) cutaways (b) keyframes (c) credits (d) titles
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
- 37.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
- 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment
- 39.📽️ 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
- 40.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- tension builds up
- True
- the credits roll
- middle
- an obstacle appears
- False
- film the shots
- share it safely
- choose your idea
- edit the clips
- beginning
- meet the main character
- to grab attention fast
- beginning
- a hook in 5 seconds
- hook the viewer
- reach the big moment
- build up the action
- show where we are
- beginning
- show the problem
- choose your idea
- middle
- introduce the character
- the problem is solved
- show the problem
- True
- one clear idea
- set up the goal
- False
- film the shots
- a hook in 5 seconds
- an obstacle appears
- write a short script
- cutaways
- show where we are
- wrap up the story
- build up the action
- a problem to solve
- False
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