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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 376 · 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.📸 A photo is 720 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  2. 2.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📸 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 second line?
  4. 4.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 4
  5. 5.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  6. 6.📸 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?
  7. 7.📸 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?
  8. 8.📸 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?
  9. 9.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  10. 10.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  12. 12.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) dead centre always (b) off the edge (c) hidden in a corner (d) on a line or crossing
  13. 13.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  14. 14.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  15. 15.📸 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?
  16. 16.📸 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?
  17. 17.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 2
  19. 19.📸 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
  20. 20.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  21. 21.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📸 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?
  23. 23.📸 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?
  24. 24.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) red light (c) night light (d) back light
  25. 25.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) look room (b) storeroom (c) zoom room (d) foot room
  26. 26.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
  27. 27.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  29. 29.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  30. 30.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) taller (b) dark (a silhouette) (c) brighter (d) sharper
  31. 31.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  32. 32.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  34. 34.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📸 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?
  36. 36.📸 A frame is 1920 pixels wide. A person stands 320 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📸 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 first line?
  39. 39.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 240
  2. False
  3. 1060
  4. 9
  5. fill light
  6. 330
  7. 420
  8. 500
  9. fill light
  10. False
  11. good lighting
  12. on a line or crossing
  13. poor lighting
  14. poor lighting
  15. 520
  16. 160
  17. True
  18. 4
  19. Yes
  20. poor lighting
  21. False
  22. 480
  23. 360
  24. back light
  25. look room
  26. back light
  27. False
  28. back light
  29. poor lighting
  30. dark (a silhouette)
  31. good lighting
  32. False
  33. key light
  34. True
  35. 460
  36. No
  37. True
  38. 110
  39. False
  40. True

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