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.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 2.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📸 A video frame is 660 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 4.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
- 5.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) brighter (b) taller (c) sharper (d) dark (a silhouette)
- 6.📸 A frame is 720 pixels wide. A person stands 360 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.True or false: “a softer side light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
- 9.📸 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?
- 10.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) night light (c) back light (d) red light
- 11.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 13.📸 A photo is 690 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 14.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 16.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 17.📸 A video frame is 1860 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 18.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) hidden in a corner (b) dead centre always (c) off the edge (d) on a line or crossing
- 19.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 20.📸 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
- 21.📸 A frame is 1560 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
- 22.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📸 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?
- 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 25.📸 A frame is 300 pixels wide. A person stands 100 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.📸 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?
- 27.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 28.📸 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?
- 29.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 30.📸 A frame is 660 pixels wide. A person stands 220 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.📸 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?
- 32.📸 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?
- 33.📸 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?
- 34.📸 A frame is 1020 pixels wide. A person stands 510 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 35.📸 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?
- 36.📸 A frame is 1500 pixels wide. A person stands 750 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 37.📸 A frame is 300 pixels wide. A person stands 150 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 38.📸 A frame is 1920 pixels wide. A person stands 640 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 39.📸 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?
- 40.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- poor lighting
- False
- 440
- fill light
- dark (a silhouette)
- No
- False
- key light
- 270
- back light
- False
- poor lighting
- 230
- True
- fill light
- good lighting
- 620
- on a line or crossing
- good lighting
- Yes
- Yes
- True
- 240
- poor lighting
- Yes
- 210
- key light
- 140
- 9
- Yes
- 110
- 120
- 330
- No
- 110
- No
- No
- Yes
- 510
- False
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