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) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 9
- 2.💡 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
- 3.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 5.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 2 (d) 4
- 6.📸 A video frame is 1770 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 7.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📸 A photo is 780 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 9.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📸 A frame is 1920 pixels wide. A person stands 1280 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.📸 A video frame is 1260 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 12.📸 A frame is 1260 pixels wide. A person stands 840 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
- 15.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📸 A video frame is 1560 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 18.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
- 19.📸 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 second line?
- 20.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 21.📸 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?
- 22.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) dark (a silhouette) (b) brighter (c) taller (d) sharper
- 23.📸 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 first line?
- 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 25.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 26.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) back light (b) night light (c) red light (d) street light
- 27.📸 A frame is 780 pixels wide. A person stands 390 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📸 A frame is 840 pixels wide. A person stands 140 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 30.📸 A video frame is 1320 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 540 pixels wide. A person stands 360 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 32.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “a softer side light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 34.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 35.📸 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?
- 36.📸 A photo is 810 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 37.📸 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?
- 38.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
- 39.📸 A video frame is 510 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 40.📸 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) Yes (b) No
Answer key
- 9
- on a line or crossing
- False
- poor lighting
- 4
- 590
- True
- 260
- True
- Yes
- 840
- Yes
- True
- back light
- False
- True
- 520
- back light
- 520
- good lighting
- 390
- dark (a silhouette)
- 300
- good lighting
- fill light
- back light
- No
- False
- No
- 880
- Yes
- False
- False
- poor lighting
- 600
- 270
- 260
- key light
- 170
- Yes
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