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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 330 · 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.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) dark (a silhouette) (b) sharper (c) taller (d) brighter
  2. 2.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  5. 5.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  6. 6.📸 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?
  7. 7.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  8. 8.📸 A photo is 300 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  9. 9.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) storeroom (b) look room (c) zoom room (d) foot room
  11. 11.📸 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?
  12. 12.📸 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?
  13. 13.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  14. 14.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
  15. 15.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  16. 16.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) night light (b) street light (c) red light (d) back light
  18. 18.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) dead centre always (b) on a line or crossing (c) off the edge (d) hidden in a corner
  19. 19.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 4
  23. 23.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  24. 24.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  25. 25.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  26. 26.📸 A photo is 1020 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  27. 27.📸 A photo is 510 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  28. 28.📸 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?
  29. 29.📸 A video frame is 1740 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  30. 30.📸 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?
  31. 31.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
  32. 32.📸 A video frame is 1140 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 720 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  34. 34.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  35. 35.📸 A frame is 660 pixels wide. A person stands 440 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.📸 A photo is 900 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  37. 37.📸 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?
  38. 38.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  39. 39.📸 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?
  40. 40.📸 A frame is 900 pixels wide. A person stands 600 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. dark (a silhouette)
  2. False
  3. False
  4. good lighting
  5. poor lighting
  6. 350
  7. key light
  8. 100
  9. False
  10. look room
  11. 310
  12. 800
  13. poor lighting
  14. fill light
  15. good lighting
  16. False
  17. back light
  18. on a line or crossing
  19. True
  20. False
  21. True
  22. 9
  23. good lighting
  24. back light
  25. good lighting
  26. 340
  27. 170
  28. 210
  29. 580
  30. 200
  31. back light
  32. 760
  33. 480
  34. fill light
  35. Yes
  36. 300
  37. 140
  38. key light
  39. 280
  40. Yes

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