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.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) hidden in a corner (b) on a line or crossing (c) off the edge (d) dead centre always
- 2.📸 A frame is 780 pixels wide. A person stands 520 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.📸 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?
- 4.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) look room (b) foot room (c) storeroom (d) zoom room
- 5.📸 A photo is 480 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 6.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 7.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 8.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📸 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?
- 10.📸 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?
- 11.📸 A video frame is 1830 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 1380 pixels wide. A person stands 460 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 990 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 14.📸 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?
- 15.📸 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?
- 16.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📸 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?
- 18.📸 A video frame is 930 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 19.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
- 20.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 21.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 3
- 22.📸 A frame is 1740 pixels wide. A person stands 870 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 23.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) brighter (b) sharper (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) taller
- 24.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 25.📸 A video frame is 1020 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 26.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) back light (b) red light (c) street light (d) night light
- 27.📸 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 second line?
- 28.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 29.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 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.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📸 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 second line?
- 33.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📸 A video frame is 690 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 35.📸 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?
- 36.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 37.📸 A frame is 1680 pixels wide. A person stands 560 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 38.📸 A frame is 1860 pixels wide. A person stands 1240 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 39.📸 A photo is 330 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 40.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
Answer key
- on a line or crossing
- Yes
- 220
- look room
- 160
- False
- good lighting
- True
- 580
- 210
- 1220
- Yes
- 330
- 460
- 330
- False
- 350
- 310
- key light
- False
- 9
- No
- dark (a silhouette)
- fill light
- 680
- back light
- 1180
- False
- 4
- 360
- False
- 240
- True
- 460
- 120
- poor lighting
- Yes
- Yes
- 110
- poor lighting
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