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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 503 · 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) brighter (c) taller (d) sharper
  2. 2.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  3. 3.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  4. 4.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  5. 5.📸 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?
  6. 6.📸 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 second line?
  7. 7.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📸 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?
  9. 9.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  10. 10.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  11. 11.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  12. 12.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  14. 14.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 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
  16. 16.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
  17. 17.📸 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?
  18. 18.📸 A frame is 1740 pixels wide. A person stands 290 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  20. 20.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  21. 21.📸 A video frame is 1680 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  22. 22.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 9
  23. 23.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  24. 24.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 9
  25. 25.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📸 A frame is 840 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
  27. 27.📸 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 second line?
  28. 28.📸 A frame is 1320 pixels wide. A person stands 660 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) red light (b) back light (c) street light (d) night light
  30. 30.📸 A frame is 660 pixels wide. A person stands 330 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  32. 32.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📸 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?
  34. 34.📸 A video frame is 1470 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  35. 35.📸 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📸 A frame is 1140 pixels wide. A person stands 380 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.📸 A frame is 1140 pixels wide. A person stands 760 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  40. 40.📸 A photo is 450 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?

Answer key

  1. dark (a silhouette)
  2. good lighting
  3. good lighting
  4. good lighting
  5. 200
  6. 720
  7. False
  8. 270
  9. poor lighting
  10. poor lighting
  11. key light
  12. True
  13. good lighting
  14. False
  15. on a line or crossing
  16. back light
  17. 220
  18. No
  19. fill light
  20. back light
  21. 1120
  22. 9
  23. poor lighting
  24. 4
  25. True
  26. Yes
  27. 1240
  28. No
  29. back light
  30. No
  31. poor lighting
  32. True
  33. 260
  34. 980
  35. 300
  36. True
  37. Yes
  38. Yes
  39. poor lighting
  40. 150

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