Video Editing Worksheet: Editing Basics

Animation and design lesson 20: Editing basics · Set 226 · 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.✂️ 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)?
2. 2.✂️ Where are clips placed in order in a video editor? (a) the microphone (b) the timeline (c) the title (d) the camera
3. 3.🔢 To edit a video, which is the LAST step? (a) watch it and fix it (b) export the video (c) collect your clips (d) place clips in order
4. 4.✂️ You split a 37-second clip at the 4-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
5. 5.✂️ A smooth fade from one clip into the next is a … (a) transition (b) keyframe (c) trim (d) title
6. 6.True or false: “the order of all clips” is trimming. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 To edit a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) collect your clips (b) watch it and fix it (c) place clips in order (d) trim each clip
8. 8.✂️ Cutting off the slow start of a clip is … (a) printing (b) zooming (c) fading (d) trimming
9. 9.✂️ You split a 49-second clip at the 42-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
10. 10.✂️ You split a 20-second clip at the 18-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
11. 11.✂️ A clip is 11 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
12. 12.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “the order of all clips”? (a) a title (b) a cut (c) the timeline (d) a transition
13. 13.✂️ You join 4 clips of 16 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
14. 14.True or false: “chop off a slow start” is trimming. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “words on screen”? (a) a cut (b) trimming (c) the timeline (d) a title
16. 16.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “the name of the video”? (a) trimming (b) the timeline (c) a title (d) a transition
17. 17.True or false: “the name of the video” is trimming. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✂️ You split a 38-second clip at the 34-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
19. 19.🔢 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
20. 20.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “add titles and music” or “export the video”? (a) export the video (b) add titles and music
21. 21.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “trim each clip”? (a) watch it and fix it (b) place clips in order (c) add transitions (d) collect your clips
22. 22.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (35 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (7 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
23. 23.✂️ A clip is 33 seconds long. You trim 1 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
24. 24.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (25 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (9 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
25. 25.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “credits at the end”? (a) a transition (b) a cut (c) a title (d) trimming
26. 26.True or false: “the name of the video” is a title. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “collect your clips”? (a) trim each clip (b) place clips in order (c) watch it and fix it (d) add titles and music
28. 28.✂️ Text at the start that names the video is the … (a) shot (b) timeline (c) trim (d) title
29. 29.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “switch shots instantly”? (a) a title (b) a transition (c) a cut (d) the timeline
30. 30.✂️ You join 3 clips of 9 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
31. 31.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (4 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (26 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
32. 32.True or false: “chop off a slow start” is a cut. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “where clips are arranged” is trimming. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “add titles and music”? (a) collect your clips (b) add transitions (c) place clips in order (d) watch it and fix it
35. 35.✂️ A clip is 10 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
36. 36.✂️ You split a 43-second clip at the 22-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
37. 37.✂️ A clip is 49 seconds long. You trim 2 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
38. 38.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is the timeline. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✂️ A clip is 46 seconds long. You trim 1 seconds off the start and 4 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
40. 40.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “trim each clip” or “export the video”? (a) export the video (b) trim each clip

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