Video Editing Worksheet: Editing Basics

Animation and design lesson 20: Editing basics · Set 64 · 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 split a 40-second clip at the 38-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
2. 2.✂️ You split a 42-second clip at the 39-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
3. 3.✂️ You split a 13-second clip at the 9-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
4. 4.✂️ A smooth fade from one clip into the next is a … (a) trim (b) keyframe (c) transition (d) title
5. 5.✂️ A clip is 35 seconds long. You trim 2 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
6. 6.✂️ You join 2 clips of 16 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
7. 7.✂️ You join 6 clips of 16 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
8. 8.🔢 To edit a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) export the video (b) trim each clip (c) collect your clips (d) add transitions
9. 9.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is a cut. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “the name of the video”? (a) a title (b) a cut (c) a transition (d) trimming
11. 11.✂️ You split a 20-second clip at the 3-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
12. 12.✂️ A clip is 37 seconds long. You trim 4 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
13. 13.✂️ Why not put a fancy transition between every clip? (a) it adds pixels (b) it gets distracting (c) it is illegal (d) it mutes the sound
14. 14.✂️ You join 6 clips of 20 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
15. 15.✂️ You split a 13-second clip at the 11-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
16. 16.True or false: “credits at the end” is trimming. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “a wipe between two shots”? (a) the timeline (b) a transition (c) a cut (d) a title
18. 18.✂️ You join 2 clips of 14 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
19. 19.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “place clips in order” or “trim each clip”? (a) trim each clip (b) place clips in order
20. 20.✂️ Text at the start that names the video is the … (a) title (b) shot (c) timeline (d) trim
21. 21.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is the timeline. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✂️ A clip is 43 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 4 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
23. 23.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “credits at the end”? (a) trimming (b) a transition (c) a cut (d) a title
24. 24.✂️ Cutting off the slow start of a clip is … (a) fading (b) zooming (c) printing (d) trimming
25. 25.✂️ You join 3 clips of 8 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
26. 26.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “shorten a clip’s ends”? (a) a transition (b) trimming (c) a title (d) the timeline
27. 27.✂️ A clip is 16 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
28. 28.✂️ You join 5 clips of 6 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
29. 29.✂️ You split an 11-second clip at the 7-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
30. 30.✂️ A clip is 14 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 5 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
31. 31.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “words on screen”? (a) the timeline (b) a cut (c) a title (d) a transition
32. 32.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “split a clip in two”? (a) a cut (b) a title (c) the timeline (d) a transition
33. 33.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (6 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (37 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
34. 34.✂️ You join 4 clips of 7 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
35. 35.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (30 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (38 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
36. 36.✂️ 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?
37. 37.✂️ A clip is 47 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
38. 38.✂️ A clip is 11 seconds long. You trim 4 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
39. 39.True or false: “a wipe between two shots” is the timeline. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “chop off a slow start”? (a) the timeline (b) a title (c) a cut (d) trimming

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