Video Editing Worksheet: Editing Basics

Animation and design lesson 20: Editing basics · Set 127 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Shorter is better): Cut = switch or split; trim = shorten the ends; transition = fade or wipe between clips; title = words on screen; timeline = where clips are arranged. New length = clip − trim at the start − trim at the end. Joined clips add up; each 1-second transition overlap takes away 1 second.

1. 1.True or false: “a fade between clips” is a transition. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is a cut. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✂️ A clip is 48 seconds long. You trim 2 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
4. 4.✂️ A clip is 60 seconds long. You trim 1 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
5. 5.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “a fade between clips”? (a) trimming (b) a cut (c) the timeline (d) a transition
6. 6.True or false: “where clips are arranged” is the timeline. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “collect your clips”? (a) place clips in order (b) add transitions (c) add titles and music (d) watch it and fix it
8. 8.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “shorten a clip’s ends”? (a) the timeline (b) trimming (c) a transition (d) a cut
9. 9.🔢 To edit a video, which is the LAST step? (a) trim each clip (b) export the video (c) add titles and music (d) collect your clips
10. 10.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “credits at the end”? (a) a title (b) a cut (c) the timeline (d) trimming
11. 11.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (14 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (34 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
12. 12.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “add titles and music”? (a) watch it and fix it (b) place clips in order (c) add transitions (d) trim each clip
13. 13.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (9 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (13 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
14. 14.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (11 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (5 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
15. 15.✂️ A clip is 58 seconds long. You trim 1 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
16. 16.✂️ A smooth fade from one clip into the next is a … (a) title (b) trim (c) keyframe (d) transition
17. 17.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “switch shots instantly”? (a) a transition (b) a title (c) the timeline (d) a cut
18. 18.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “watch it and fix it”? (a) place clips in order (b) add titles and music (c) trim each clip (d) export the video
19. 19.✂️ You join 3 clips of 6 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
20. 20.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (13 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (8 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
21. 21.✂️ Cutting off the slow start of a clip is … (a) zooming (b) fading (c) trimming (d) printing
22. 22.True or false: “credits at the end” is the timeline. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✂️ You split a 37-second clip at the 27-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
24. 24.✂️ You join 2 clips of 11 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
25. 25.✂️ You split a 54-second clip at the 46-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
26. 26.✂️ A clip is 13 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 2 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
27. 27.✂️ You split a 58-second clip at the 28-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
28. 28.✂️ A clip is 16 seconds long. You trim 4 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
29. 29.True or false: “the name of the video” is a title. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✂️ A clip is 48 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
31. 31.✂️ You join 5 clips of 17 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
32. 32.✂️ Text at the start that names the video is the … (a) timeline (b) title (c) trim (d) shot
33. 33.✂️ You split a 15-second clip at the 6-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
34. 34.✂️ A clip is 50 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
35. 35.True or false: “chop off a slow start” is a title. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (15 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (6 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
37. 37.True or false: “the order of all clips” is a cut. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “add titles and music” or “place clips in order”? (a) place clips in order (b) add titles and music
39. 39.True or false: “chop off a slow start” is trimming. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✂️ You join 2 clips of 6 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?

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