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.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 2.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) night light (b) street light (c) back light (d) red light
- 3.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📸 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 second line?
- 5.📸 A frame is 1260 pixels wide. A person stands 210 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 8.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 9.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
- 10.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) brighter (b) dark (a silhouette) (c) taller (d) sharper
- 12.📸 A frame is 1020 pixels wide. A person stands 510 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.📸 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?
- 14.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📸 A video frame is 750 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 16.📸 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?
- 17.📸 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?
- 18.📸 A frame is 720 pixels wide. A person stands 240 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 19.📸 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 first line?
- 20.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 21.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 22.📸 A photo is 930 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 23.📸 A video frame is 840 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 24.📸 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?
- 25.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 26.True or false: “a softer side light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📸 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?
- 28.📸 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?
- 29.📸 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 first line?
- 30.📸 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 first line?
- 31.📸 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?
- 32.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 33.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 34.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 35.📸 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?
- 36.📸 A video frame is 1110 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 630 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 38.📸 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 second line?
- 39.📸 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 second line?
- 40.📸 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 second line?
Answer key
- poor lighting
- back light
- False
- 980
- No
- True
- False
- good lighting
- back light
- False
- dark (a silhouette)
- No
- 130
- False
- 500
- 120
- 320
- Yes
- 120
- fill light
- key light
- 310
- 280
- 220
- poor lighting
- False
- 270
- 130
- 620
- 360
- 290
- True
- fill light
- poor lighting
- 280
- 740
- 210
- 960
- 1100
- 800
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