Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting
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.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 2.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 3.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 4.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) red light (c) back light (d) night light
- 5.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📸 A video frame is 1620 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 8.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) zoom room (b) look room (c) storeroom (d) foot room
- 9.📸 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
- 10.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 11.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
- 12.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📸 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?
- 14.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) dead centre always (b) on a line or crossing (c) hidden in a corner (d) off the edge
- 15.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 4 (d) 3
- 16.📸 A photo is 780 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 17.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📸 A video frame is 1830 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 19.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📸 A video frame is 780 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 21.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
- 22.📸 A photo is 360 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 23.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 24.📸 A photo is 1170 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 25.📸 A video frame is 540 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 26.📸 A frame is 1740 pixels wide. A person stands 1160 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 27.📸 A photo is 930 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 28.📸 A video frame is 660 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 29.📸 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?
- 30.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 31.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
- 32.📸 A video frame is 690 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 33.📸 A frame is 1920 pixels wide. A person stands 320 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 34.📸 A video frame is 1290 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 35.📸 A frame is 960 pixels wide. A person stands 160 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 36.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 37.📸 A video frame is 1770 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 38.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 2
- 39.📸 A frame is 1440 pixels wide. A person stands 960 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 40.📸 A frame is 720 pixels wide. A person stands 360 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
Answer key
- good lighting
- key light
- poor lighting
- back light
- True
- False
- 1080
- look room
- Yes
- poor lighting
- key light
- False
- 630
- on a line or crossing
- 9
- 260
- True
- 610
- False
- 520
- fill light
- 120
- poor lighting
- 390
- 180
- Yes
- 310
- 220
- 370
- poor lighting
- back light
- 230
- No
- 430
- No
- good lighting
- 1180
- 4
- Yes
- No
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