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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 228 · 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.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 9
  2. 2.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  3. 3.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  4. 4.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 4 (d) 6
  6. 6.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📸 A photo is 1140 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) True (b) False
  9. 9.📸 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 second line?
  10. 10.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  11. 11.📸 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?
  12. 12.📸 A frame is 360 pixels wide. A person stands 240 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  14. 14.📸 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?
  15. 15.📸 A frame is 660 pixels wide. A person stands 110 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  17. 17.📸 A frame is 300 pixels wide. A person stands 100 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📸 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 first line?
  19. 19.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  22. 22.📸 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?
  23. 23.📸 A video frame is 1710 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  24. 24.📸 A video frame is 630 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  25. 25.📸 A video frame is 1710 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  26. 26.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
  27. 27.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) look room (b) zoom room (c) storeroom (d) foot room
  29. 29.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) off the edge (b) dead centre always (c) on a line or crossing (d) hidden in a corner
  30. 30.📸 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?
  31. 31.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  32. 32.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📸 A photo is 990 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  35. 35.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📸 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?
  37. 37.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  38. 38.📸 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?
  39. 39.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) brighter (b) sharper (c) taller (d) dark (a silhouette)
  40. 40.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) red light (b) street light (c) back light (d) night light

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. good lighting
  3. key light
  4. False
  5. 4
  6. False
  7. 380
  8. False
  9. 360
  10. back light
  11. 280
  12. Yes
  13. good lighting
  14. 220
  15. No
  16. poor lighting
  17. Yes
  18. 140
  19. True
  20. False
  21. fill light
  22. 430
  23. 570
  24. 210
  25. 1140
  26. back light
  27. True
  28. look room
  29. on a line or crossing
  30. 210
  31. fill light
  32. True
  33. True
  34. 330
  35. False
  36. 370
  37. poor lighting
  38. 400
  39. dark (a silhouette)
  40. back light

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