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.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
- 2.📸 A video frame is 300 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 3.📸 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 first line?
- 4.📸 A video frame is 750 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 5.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 6.📸 A frame is 1260 pixels wide. A person stands 210 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 8.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) dead centre always (b) hidden in a corner (c) on a line or crossing (d) off the edge
- 9.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📸 A video frame is 360 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 11.📸 A video frame is 1110 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 12.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
- 13.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 14.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) dark (a silhouette) (b) brighter (c) sharper (d) taller
- 15.📸 A photo is 540 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 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.📸 A photo is 660 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 18.📸 A photo is 840 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 19.📸 A frame is 1020 pixels wide. A person stands 510 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📸 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 first line?
- 23.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 24.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 25.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📸 A video frame is 870 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 27.📸 A photo is 720 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 28.📸 A photo is 960 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 29.📸 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?
- 30.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 9 (d) 4
- 32.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 33.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 34.📸 A frame is 600 pixels wide. A person stands 300 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 35.📸 A frame is 1080 pixels wide. A person stands 180 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 36.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📸 A photo is 630 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 38.📸 A video frame is 1230 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 39.📸 A photo is 1080 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 40.📸 A video frame is 450 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
Answer key
- back light
- 100
- 350
- 500
- good lighting
- No
- good lighting
- on a line or crossing
- False
- 240
- 370
- key light
- key light
- dark (a silhouette)
- 180
- 260
- 220
- 280
- No
- False
- True
- 550
- poor lighting
- fill light
- False
- 290
- 240
- 320
- 340
- False
- 4
- poor lighting
- back light
- No
- No
- False
- 210
- 820
- 360
- 150
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