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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 101 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (Thirds and light): Thirds lines: width ÷ 3 and 2 × (width ÷ 3); the same for the height. 9 boxes, 4 crossing points. Good light falls on the face from the front; a bright window behind makes a silhouette. Three-point lighting: key light, fill light, back light.

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  1. 1.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) off the edge (b) dead centre always (c) hidden in a corner (d) on a line or crossing
  2. 2.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  3. 3.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
  6. 6.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) zoom room (b) look room (c) foot room (d) storeroom
  7. 7.📸 A video frame is 840 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  8. 8.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  9. 9.📸 A video frame is 1650 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  10. 10.📸 A video frame is 510 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  11. 11.📸 A frame is 1260 pixels wide. A person stands 630 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  13. 13.📸 A video frame is 720 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  14. 14.📸 A video frame is 570 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  15. 15.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📸 A frame is 1920 pixels wide. A person stands 640 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📸 A frame is 1800 pixels wide. A person stands 900 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
  20. 20.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  21. 21.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  22. 22.📸 A photo is 1110 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  23. 23.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  24. 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  25. 25.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  27. 27.📸 A video frame is 600 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  28. 28.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  29. 29.📸 A video frame is 960 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  30. 30.📸 A video frame is 1890 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  31. 31.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) back light (b) night light (c) street light (d) red light
  32. 32.📸 A frame is 1620 pixels wide. A person stands 1080 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  35. 35.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  36. 36.📸 A video frame is 1410 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  37. 37.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  38. 38.📸 A frame is 960 pixels wide. A person stands 640 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.📸 A video frame is 1050 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  40. 40.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) taller (b) dark (a silhouette) (c) brighter (d) sharper

Answer key

  1. on a line or crossing
  2. poor lighting
  3. False
  4. True
  5. back light
  6. look room
  7. 560
  8. poor lighting
  9. 1100
  10. 340
  11. No
  12. fill light
  13. 480
  14. 380
  15. False
  16. True
  17. Yes
  18. No
  19. 9
  20. good lighting
  21. key light
  22. 370
  23. back light
  24. poor lighting
  25. True
  26. poor lighting
  27. 400
  28. poor lighting
  29. 640
  30. 630
  31. back light
  32. Yes
  33. True
  34. key light
  35. good lighting
  36. 470
  37. good lighting
  38. Yes
  39. 700
  40. dark (a silhouette)

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