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