Video Editing Worksheet: Sound and Music
Creator's tip (Voice on top): Music under the voice; mic close; quiet room; check with headphones. Trim = song length − video length; plays = video length ÷ loop length. Beats = bpm × seconds ÷ 60; fade-out start = video length − fade length.
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- 1.🎵 Calm, slow music makes a scene feel … (a) scary (b) peaceful (c) rushed (d) angry
- 2.🎵 Good or poor sound habit: to do a short sound test? (a) good habit (b) poor habit
- 3.🎵 A song is 117 seconds long but your video is 62 seconds long. How many seconds of the song must be trimmed off?
- 4.True or false: to skip the sound check is a poor sound habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: to keep music under voices is a poor sound habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: to use any popular song is a good sound habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎵 A song has 60 beats per minute (bpm). How many beats play in 15 seconds?
- 8.True or false: to record in a quiet room is a good sound habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: to put the mic close is a good sound habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎵 The music fades out over the last 7 seconds of a 159-second video. At which second does the fade-out start?
- 11.🎵 The music fades out over the last 3 seconds of a 74-second video. At which second does the fade-out start?
- 12.🎵 Using a popular song in your video without permission can … (a) add more pixels (b) make it legal (c) improve the mic (d) break copyright rules
- 13.🎵 Sounds added in editing, like a door slam, are called … (a) pixels (b) sound effects (c) subtitles (d) keyframes
- 14.🎵 Good or poor sound habit: to use any popular song? (a) poor habit (b) good habit
- 15.🎵 Slowly lowering the music at the end is called a … (a) jump cut (b) fade-out (c) close-up (d) zoom
- 16.🎵 A music loop is 19 seconds long. How many times must it play to fill a 38-second video?
- 17.🎵 The music fades out over the last 4 seconds of a 41-second video. At which second does the fade-out start?
- 18.🎵 The music fades out over the last 5 seconds of an 82-second video. At which second does the fade-out start?
- 19.🎵 A song has 120 beats per minute (bpm). How many beats play in 12 seconds?
- 20.🎵 A song is 46 seconds long but your video is 20 seconds long. How many seconds of the song must be trimmed off?
- 21.🎵 The music fades out over the last 9 seconds of a 164-second video. At which second does the fade-out start?
- 22.True or false: to do a short sound test is a poor sound habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎵 Good or poor sound habit: to talk far from the mic? (a) poor habit (b) good habit
- 24.🎵 A song has 180 beats per minute (bpm). How many beats play in 12 seconds?
- 25.True or false: to leave a fan whirring is a poor sound habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎵 When someone talks over music, the music should be … (a) louder than the voice (b) quieter than the voice (c) switched on and off (d) at full volume
- 27.🎵 A song is 84 seconds long but your video is 54 seconds long. How many seconds of the song must be trimmed off?
- 28.🎵 The music fades out over the last 4 seconds of a 164-second video. At which second does the fade-out start?
- 29.True or false: to check with headphones is a good sound habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎵 A song is 57 seconds long but your video is 27 seconds long. How many seconds of the song must be trimmed off?
- 31.True or false: to keep music under voices is a good sound habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎵 The music fades out over the last 4 seconds of a 70-second video. At which second does the fade-out start?
- 33.🎵 Good or poor sound habit: to credit the music you use? (a) poor habit (b) good habit
- 34.True or false: to let music drown voices is a good sound habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎵 A music loop is 18 seconds long. How many times must it play to fill a 108-second video?
- 36.True or false: to do a short sound test is a good sound habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎵 A music loop is 32 seconds long. How many times must it play to fill a 64-second video?
- 38.🎵 Where should a microphone be for clear speech? (a) inside a bag (b) behind a wall (c) close to the speaker (d) across the room
- 39.🎵 Good or poor sound habit: to check with headphones? (a) good habit (b) poor habit
- 40.🎵 Good or poor sound habit: to skip the sound check? (a) poor habit (b) good habit
Answer key
- peaceful
- good habit
- 55
- True
- False
- False
- 15
- True
- True
- 152
- 71
- break copyright rules
- sound effects
- poor habit
- fade-out
- 2
- 37
- 77
- 24
- 26
- 155
- False
- poor habit
- 36
- True
- quieter than the voice
- 30
- 160
- True
- 30
- True
- 66
- good habit
- False
- 6
- True
- 2
- close to the speaker
- good habit
- poor habit
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