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