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: “a softer side light”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 2.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 3.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 4.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 5.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) foot room (b) zoom room (c) look room (d) storeroom
- 6.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 7.📸 A photo is 390 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 8.📸 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?
- 9.📸 A frame is 1020 pixels wide. A person stands 680 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) back light (b) street light (c) night light (d) red light
- 11.📸 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?
- 12.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 13.📸 A video frame is 1170 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 14.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 15.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
- 16.📸 A video frame is 930 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 17.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) dark (a silhouette) (b) taller (c) sharper (d) brighter
- 18.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 19.📸 A frame is 480 pixels wide. A person stands 160 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.📸 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?
- 21.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📸 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 first line?
- 23.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 24.📸 A frame is 1500 pixels wide. A person stands 1000 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 25.📸 A video frame is 1140 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 26.📸 A video frame is 810 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 480 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 28.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
- 29.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 30.📸 A video frame is 330 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 31.📸 A frame is 1860 pixels wide. A person stands 620 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 32.📸 A video frame is 900 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 33.📸 A photo is 870 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 34.📸 A video frame is 1470 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 35.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 36.📸 A video frame is 1080 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 37.📸 A video frame is 390 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 38.📸 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 first line?
- 39.📸 A video frame is 1200 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 40.💡 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
Answer key
- fill light
- fill light
- good lighting
- False
- look room
- poor lighting
- 130
- 260
- Yes
- back light
- 550
- poor lighting
- 390
- good lighting
- back light
- 310
- dark (a silhouette)
- key light
- Yes
- 640
- True
- 410
- poor lighting
- Yes
- 760
- 270
- 160
- back light
- poor lighting
- 220
- Yes
- 300
- 290
- 490
- poor lighting
- 720
- 260
- 260
- 400
- on a line or crossing
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