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.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 9
- 2.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 3.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 4.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 5.📸 A frame is 1560 pixels wide. A person stands 260 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.True or false: “a softer side light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 7.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 8.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) foot room (b) storeroom (c) zoom room (d) look room
- 9.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) night light (b) back light (c) street light (d) red light
- 10.📸 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 second line?
- 11.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 12.📸 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?
- 13.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 14.📸 A photo is 600 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 15.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📸 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?
- 17.📸 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?
- 18.📸 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?
- 19.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📸 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
- 21.💡 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
- 22.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 23.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 25.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 26.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📸 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?
- 28.📸 A video frame is 480 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 29.📸 A video frame is 420 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 30.📸 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 second line?
- 31.📸 A frame is 1380 pixels wide. A person stands 460 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 32.📸 A photo is 1050 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 33.📸 A video frame is 1440 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 34.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 9
- 36.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 37.📸 A frame is 1740 pixels wide. A person stands 580 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 38.📸 A photo is 330 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 39.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) sharper (b) taller (c) brighter (d) dark (a silhouette)
- 40.📸 A frame is 1500 pixels wide. A person stands 750 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- 9
- fill light
- False
- back light
- No
- False
- poor lighting
- look room
- back light
- 600
- poor lighting
- 260
- good lighting
- 200
- False
- 130
- 100
- 400
- True
- Yes
- on a line or crossing
- good lighting
- True
- poor lighting
- good lighting
- True
- 240
- 320
- 280
- 1000
- Yes
- 350
- 480
- False
- 4
- poor lighting
- Yes
- 110
- dark (a silhouette)
- No
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