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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 200 · 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.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  2. 2.📸 A frame is 420 pixels wide. A person stands 140 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.📸 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?
  4. 4.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  5. 5.📸 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?
  6. 6.📸 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 first line?
  7. 7.📸 A photo is 420 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  8. 8.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📸 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?
  10. 10.📸 A photo is 510 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  11. 11.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  12. 12.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) sharper (b) brighter (c) taller (d) dark (a silhouette)
  14. 14.📸 A video frame is 1500 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  15. 15.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  16. 16.📸 A frame is 1140 pixels wide. A person stands 380 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) dead centre always (b) off the edge (c) hidden in a corner (d) on a line or crossing
  18. 18.True or false: “a softer side light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  20. 20.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📸 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?
  22. 22.📸 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
  23. 23.📸 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?
  24. 24.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
  27. 27.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📸 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?
  29. 29.📸 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
  30. 30.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📸 A video frame is 1530 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  32. 32.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  33. 33.📸 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
  34. 34.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  35. 35.📸 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?
  36. 36.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  37. 37.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 9
  38. 38.📸 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?
  39. 39.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  40. 40.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. poor lighting
  2. Yes
  3. 390
  4. back light
  5. 120
  6. 130
  7. 140
  8. False
  9. 230
  10. 170
  11. good lighting
  12. False
  13. dark (a silhouette)
  14. 500
  15. poor lighting
  16. Yes
  17. on a line or crossing
  18. False
  19. fill light
  20. True
  21. 130
  22. Yes
  23. 720
  24. False
  25. True
  26. 9
  27. True
  28. 480
  29. Yes
  30. False
  31. 510
  32. poor lighting
  33. No
  34. back light
  35. 400
  36. good lighting
  37. 4
  38. 390
  39. key light
  40. False

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