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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 43 · 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 video frame is 1530 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  2. 2.📸 A frame is 840 pixels wide. A person stands 280 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.📸 A video frame is 1800 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  4. 4.📸 A frame is 900 pixels wide. A person stands 450 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.📸 A photo is 1140 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  6. 6.📸 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 first line?
  7. 7.📸 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?
  8. 8.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) zoom room (b) look room (c) storeroom (d) foot room
  9. 9.📸 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?
  10. 10.📸 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
  11. 11.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) off the edge (b) hidden in a corner (c) on a line or crossing (d) dead centre always
  13. 13.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  14. 14.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  15. 15.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 4
  19. 19.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  20. 20.📸 A photo is 540 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  21. 21.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) brighter (b) taller (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) sharper
  22. 22.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📸 A video frame is 600 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  24. 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  25. 25.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  27. 27.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  28. 28.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  29. 29.📸 A photo is 420 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  30. 30.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) red light (c) night light (d) back light
  31. 31.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  32. 32.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  34. 34.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  35. 35.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 3
  36. 36.📸 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?
  37. 37.📸 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 second line?
  38. 38.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  39. 39.📸 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?
  40. 40.📸 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?

Answer key

  1. 510
  2. Yes
  3. 600
  4. No
  5. 380
  6. 240
  7. 960
  8. look room
  9. 360
  10. Yes
  11. False
  12. on a line or crossing
  13. poor lighting
  14. poor lighting
  15. False
  16. True
  17. False
  18. 4
  19. good lighting
  20. 180
  21. dark (a silhouette)
  22. True
  23. 200
  24. poor lighting
  25. False
  26. poor lighting
  27. good lighting
  28. fill light
  29. 140
  30. back light
  31. fill light
  32. False
  33. key light
  34. back light
  35. 9
  36. 300
  37. 620
  38. key light
  39. 260
  40. 520

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