Video Editing Worksheet: Editing Basics

Animation and design lesson 20: Editing basics · Set 135 · 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: “credits at the end” is a title. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✂️ You join 6 clips of 10 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
3. 3.✂️ A clip is 38 seconds long. You trim 2 seconds off the start and 2 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
4. 4.✂️ A smooth fade from one clip into the next is a … (a) title (b) keyframe (c) transition (d) trim
5. 5.✂️ Why not put a fancy transition between every clip? (a) it mutes the sound (b) it adds pixels (c) it gets distracting (d) it is illegal
6. 6.🔢 To edit a video, which is the LAST step? (a) trim each clip (b) export the video (c) add transitions (d) place clips in order
7. 7.✂️ You split a 10-second clip at the 4-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
8. 8.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “credits at the end”? (a) the timeline (b) a cut (c) a title (d) a transition
9. 9.✂️ A clip is 21 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
10. 10.✂️ Cutting off the slow start of a clip is … (a) printing (b) fading (c) trimming (d) zooming
11. 11.True or false: “credits at the end” is a transition. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✂️ A clip is 51 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
13. 13.✂️ You join 3 clips of 16 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
14. 14.✂️ A clip is 51 seconds long. You trim 1 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
15. 15.✂️ A clip is 23 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
16. 16.✂️ You join 2 clips of 5 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
17. 17.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “a fade between clips”? (a) the timeline (b) a title (c) a cut (d) a transition
18. 18.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “trim each clip”? (a) add transitions (b) watch it and fix it (c) collect your clips (d) export the video
19. 19.✂️ A clip is 14 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
20. 20.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “the order of all clips”? (a) trimming (b) a title (c) the timeline (d) a cut
21. 21.✂️ A clip is 37 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
22. 22.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “chop off a slow start”? (a) trimming (b) a transition (c) a title (d) the timeline
23. 23.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “export the video” or “add titles and music”? (a) export the video (b) add titles and music
24. 24.✂️ You join 3 clips of 7 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
25. 25.✂️ You join 5 clips of 16 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
26. 26.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (22 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (5 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
27. 27.✂️ The last step after editing is to … (a) wipe the clips (b) buy a camera (c) export the video (d) start filming
28. 28.True or false: “a wipe between two shots” is a transition. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✂️ Text at the start that names the video is the … (a) shot (b) timeline (c) title (d) trim
30. 30.✂️ You split a 52-second clip at the 35-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
31. 31.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “place clips in order”? (a) watch it and fix it (b) trim each clip (c) export the video (d) collect your clips
32. 32.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (14 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (7 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
33. 33.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “add titles and music”? (a) watch it and fix it (b) export the video (c) add transitions (d) collect your clips
34. 34.✂️ You split a 20-second clip at the 2-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
35. 35.🔢 To edit a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) place clips in order (b) trim each clip (c) export the video (d) collect your clips
36. 36.✂️ You split a 16-second clip at the 4-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
37. 37.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “shorten a clip’s ends”? (a) a cut (b) trimming (c) a title (d) the timeline
38. 38.✂️ You join 6 clips of 5 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
39. 39.✂️ A clip is 25 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
40. 40.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (39 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (13 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?

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