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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 280 · 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: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  2. 2.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) sharper (b) brighter (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) taller
  3. 3.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  4. 4.📸 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
  5. 5.📸 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 first line?
  6. 6.📸 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?
  7. 7.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 4
  8. 8.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 9
  9. 9.📸 A frame is 720 pixels wide. A person stands 120 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
  11. 11.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📸 A video frame is 1590 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  13. 13.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  14. 14.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) red light (b) night light (c) back light (d) street light
  15. 15.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  17. 17.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  19. 19.📸 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?
  20. 20.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  21. 21.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) on a line or crossing (b) off the edge (c) hidden in a corner (d) dead centre always
  22. 22.📸 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?
  23. 23.📸 A video frame is 660 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  24. 24.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  26. 26.📸 A video frame is 1380 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  27. 27.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  28. 28.📸 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?
  29. 29.📸 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?
  30. 30.📸 A video frame is 1800 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  31. 31.📸 A video frame is 1860 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  32. 32.📸 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 second line?
  33. 33.📸 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 first line?
  34. 34.📸 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) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.📸 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📸 A frame is 1680 pixels wide. A person stands 280 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📸 A video frame is 570 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  40. 40.True or false: “a softer side light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. good lighting
  2. dark (a silhouette)
  3. poor lighting
  4. Yes
  5. 320
  6. 360
  7. 4
  8. 9
  9. No
  10. back light
  11. False
  12. 530
  13. back light
  14. back light
  15. False
  16. poor lighting
  17. False
  18. fill light
  19. 140
  20. good lighting
  21. on a line or crossing
  22. 330
  23. 220
  24. True
  25. poor lighting
  26. 460
  27. key light
  28. 180
  29. 200
  30. 1200
  31. 1240
  32. 420
  33. 200
  34. Yes
  35. 390
  36. True
  37. No
  38. False
  39. 190
  40. False

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