Deck 14: Time-Based Editing

Question 1

Many of the basic editing techniques used in video are applicable to audio.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the early days of motion pictures, editing was performed by physically cutting and rearranging and splicing segments of film.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A talking head is the term used for any person that appears on camera for a seemingly long and uninterrupted period of time.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

When importing music and sound effects into an editing project, you should use uncompressed file formats whenever possible.

Question 5

Converting imported footage to an intermediate format, such as DNxHD, will increase the likelihood of playback and rendering artifacts during editing.

Question 6

Adobe Premier, Avid Media Composer, and Apple Final Cut Pro are a few examples of professional _____________ programs.

A) cuts-only editing
B) machine-to-machine
C) nonlinear editing
D) sound editing

Question 7

A ___________ is a device that allows on-camera talent to read a script while looking directly at the camera.

A) monitor
B) projector
C) teleprompter
D) viewfinder

Question 8

A __________ is a short segment of a longer interview or speech that is inserted into a video program or news package.

A) blurb
B) clip
C) scene
D) sound bite

Question 9

A ____________ is a narrative device used to describe an audio segment that's recorded off-camera without synchronized video.

A) B-Roll
B) natural sound
C) sound bite
D) voiceover

Question 10

_____________ is the term used for video source material that's used to fill holes in a video timeline or provide visual support for the aural narrative.

A) B-Roll
B) natural sound
C) sound bite
D) voiceover

Question 11

_____________ is a term used to describe a wide range of practices and techniques that editors use to achieve smooth and natural transitions from shot to shot over time.

A) keyframe animation
B) continuity editing
C) linear editing
D) nondestructive editing

Question 12

__________ are the raw project assets (video or audio streams) that are created or acquired prior to the start of an editing session.

A) media files
B) pointer files
C) project files
D) scratch disks

Question 13

___________ is an NLE background process that occurs when certain types of edits are performed, such as the creation of a transition, effect, filter, title, or multilayer composite.

A) capturing
B) clipping
C) mixing
D) rendering

Question 14

Which of the following terms refers to a type of edit that occurs by staggering the beginning or end of a video clip with the corresponding audio clip?

A) continuity editing
B) linear editing
C) nonlinear editing
D) split edit

Question 15

_____________ is the process of combining two or more video tracks together to form a new holistic image or visual effect.

A) compositing
B) continuity editing
C) dissolving
D) merging

Question 16

___________ is the audio version of compositing-the act of combining multiple audio sources in editing.

A) cutting
B) fading
C) keying
D) mixing

Question 17

The ___________ is a virtual interface component in NLE software that identifies your position within a time-based clip or edited sequence.

A) bin
B) IN point
C) playhead
D) VU meter

Question 18

A linear horizontal region in the timeline sequence used for arranging audio and video clips is called a ___________.

A) bin
B) marker
C) track
D) transition

Question 19

A _______________ is a common type of television graphic used to identify the name of the person appearing on screen.

A) bug
B) crawl
C) lower third
D) scroll

Question 20

The act of listening to the audio portion of a clip as you move the playhead back and forth at various speeds within the timeline is called ___________.

A) compositing
B) keying
C) mixing
D) scrubbing

Question 21

Which of the following terms refers to a single frame of video that's extracted from a clip and inserted on the timeline in an edited sequence?

A) graphic
B) freeze frame
C) keyframe
D) render file

Question 22

A ___________ is the abrupt transition from one shot to a similar shot with little to no change in focal length, camera angle, or camera position.

A) cutaway
B) cut-in
C) jump cut
D) wipe

Question 23

Which of the following terms refers to the purposeful alteration of a video or audio clip?

A) cut-in
B) effect
C) render
D) transition

Question 24

The ___________ serves as a mask when superimposing one image overtop of another.

A) alpha channel
B) clip
C) lower third
D) title

Question 25

A ___________ is an effect, such as a cut, dissolve, or wipe, that's applied to the timeline at the beginning or end of a video or audio clip.

A) freeze frame
B) key
C) render
D) transition