Video Editing Worksheet: Editing Basics

Animation and design lesson 20: Editing basics · Set 144 · 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 wipe between two shots” is a title. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “words on screen” is trimming. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “split a clip in two” is trimming. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✂️ Text at the start that names the video is the … (a) title (b) trim (c) timeline (d) shot
5. 5.✂️ A clip is 41 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 2 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
6. 6.True or false: “words on screen” is a title. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (31 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (37 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
8. 8.✂️ The last step after editing is to … (a) wipe the clips (b) start filming (c) buy a camera (d) export the video
9. 9.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “credits at the end”? (a) a transition (b) a title (c) a cut (d) trimming
10. 10.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “switch shots instantly”? (a) a cut (b) the timeline (c) trimming (d) a transition
11. 11.✂️ You join 4 clips of 19 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
12. 12.✂️ You split a 46-second clip at the 19-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
13. 13.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is a title. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✂️ A clip is 17 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
15. 15.✂️ A smooth fade from one clip into the next is a … (a) keyframe (b) transition (c) title (d) trim
16. 16.True or false: “the order of all clips” is the timeline. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “the name of the video” is a transition. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✂️ Why not put a fancy transition between every clip? (a) it gets distracting (b) it is illegal (c) it adds pixels (d) it mutes the sound
19. 19.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (11 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (16 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
20. 20.✂️ You split a 14-second clip at the 11-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
21. 21.🔢 To edit a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) add titles and music (b) export the video (c) collect your clips (d) add transitions
22. 22.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “collect your clips” or “place clips in order”? (a) collect your clips (b) place clips in order
23. 23.✂️ A clip is 21 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 2 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
24. 24.✂️ You join 4 clips of 9 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
25. 25.✂️ A clip is 29 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
26. 26.✂️ You split a 45-second clip at the 4-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
27. 27.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “words on screen”? (a) trimming (b) a transition (c) a title (d) the timeline
28. 28.✂️ A clip is 43 seconds long. You trim 2 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
29. 29.✂️ You split a 15-second clip at the 13-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
30. 30.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “a fade between clips”? (a) the timeline (b) a title (c) trimming (d) a transition
31. 31.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “collect your clips”? (a) place clips in order (b) watch it and fix it (c) export the video (d) add transitions
32. 32.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “where clips are arranged”? (a) a title (b) a transition (c) trimming (d) the timeline
33. 33.✂️ Cutting off the slow start of a clip is … (a) printing (b) zooming (c) trimming (d) fading
34. 34.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “watch it and fix it” or “trim each clip”? (a) watch it and fix it (b) trim each clip
35. 35.✂️ You join 2 clips of 8 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
36. 36.🔢 To edit a video, which is the LAST step? (a) collect your clips (b) watch it and fix it (c) place clips in order (d) export the video
37. 37.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “watch it and fix it” or “add transitions”? (a) add transitions (b) watch it and fix it
38. 38.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “trim each clip”? (a) add titles and music (b) watch it and fix it (c) export the video (d) add transitions
39. 39.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (22 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (36 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
40. 40.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (27 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (16 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?

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