Video Editing Worksheet: Editing Basics

Animation and design lesson 20: Editing basics · Set 230 · 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.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (6 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (16 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
2. 2.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “place clips in order” or “watch it and fix it”? (a) watch it and fix it (b) place clips in order
3. 3.✂️ A clip is 21 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
4. 4.True or false: “where clips are arranged” is a transition. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✂️ A smooth fade from one clip into the next is a … (a) transition (b) title (c) trim (d) keyframe
6. 6.✂️ A clip is 36 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
7. 7.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “watch it and fix it”? (a) trim each clip (b) collect your clips (c) place clips in order (d) export the video
8. 8.✂️ Where are clips placed in order in a video editor? (a) the camera (b) the title (c) the microphone (d) the timeline
9. 9.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “watch it and fix it” or “add transitions”? (a) watch it and fix it (b) add transitions
10. 10.True or false: “shorten a clip’s ends” is a cut. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✂️ The last step after editing is to … (a) start filming (b) export the video (c) buy a camera (d) wipe the clips
12. 12.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “split a clip in two”? (a) a title (b) the timeline (c) a cut (d) a transition
13. 13.✂️ A clip is 47 seconds long. You trim 2 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
14. 14.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “shorten a clip’s ends”? (a) a cut (b) trimming (c) a title (d) a transition
15. 15.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “a wipe between two shots”? (a) a transition (b) a title (c) a cut (d) trimming
16. 16.True or false: “a fade between clips” is a transition. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✂️ You join 3 clips of 15 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
18. 18.✂️ Why not put a fancy transition between every clip? (a) it gets distracting (b) it mutes the sound (c) it is illegal (d) it adds pixels
19. 19.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “add transitions”? (a) place clips in order (b) export the video (c) watch it and fix it (d) add titles and music
20. 20.✂️ You split a 25-second clip at the 3-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
21. 21.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (38 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (15 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
22. 22.✂️ You split a 49-second clip at the 27-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
23. 23.True or false: “words on screen” is trimming. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✂️ A clip is 52 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (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.✂️ You join 6 clips of 15 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
27. 27.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “the name of the video”? (a) a cut (b) a transition (c) a title (d) the timeline
28. 28.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “where clips are arranged”? (a) trimming (b) a title (c) a cut (d) the timeline
29. 29.✂️ You join 5 clips of 19 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
30. 30.True or false: “a fade between clips” is trimming. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✂️ 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)?
32. 32.✂️ You split a 25-second clip at the 6-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
33. 33.True or false: “a fade between clips” is the timeline. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “words on screen” is a title. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “credits at the end” is a title. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✂️ A clip is 24 seconds long. You trim 1 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
37. 37.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “export the video” or “collect your clips”? (a) collect your clips (b) export the video
38. 38.🔢 To edit a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) collect your clips (b) add transitions (c) watch it and fix it (d) export the video
39. 39.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “trim each clip”? (a) collect your clips (b) watch it and fix it (c) place clips in order (d) add transitions
40. 40.True or false: “shorten a clip’s ends” is trimming. (a) True (b) False

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