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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 524 · 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) sharper (b) brighter (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) taller
  2. 2.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  3. 3.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📸 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?
  5. 5.📸 A video frame is 810 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  6. 6.📸 A photo is 570 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  7. 7.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  8. 8.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  9. 9.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  10. 10.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📸 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) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📸 A video frame is 1170 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  15. 15.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
  16. 16.📸 A frame is 600 pixels wide. A person stands 100 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.📸 A frame is 600 pixels wide. A person stands 400 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.📸 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 first line?
  19. 19.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 4
  21. 21.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 4
  22. 22.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  23. 23.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
  24. 24.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  25. 25.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) fill light (b) key light (c) back light
  26. 26.📸 A frame is 1260 pixels wide. A person stands 630 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.📸 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?
  28. 28.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  29. 29.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  30. 30.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📸 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?
  32. 32.📸 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📸 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?
  35. 35.📸 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?
  36. 36.📸 A photo is 870 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  37. 37.📸 A video frame is 1140 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  38. 38.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) off the edge (b) on a line or crossing (c) dead centre always (d) hidden in a corner
  40. 40.📸 A frame is 1080 pixels wide. A person stands 720 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. dark (a silhouette)
  2. back light
  3. False
  4. 310
  5. 540
  6. 190
  7. poor lighting
  8. good lighting
  9. poor lighting
  10. True
  11. False
  12. True
  13. No
  14. 390
  15. fill light
  16. No
  17. Yes
  18. 590
  19. False
  20. 9
  21. 4
  22. poor lighting
  23. key light
  24. fill light
  25. key light
  26. No
  27. 110
  28. good lighting
  29. good lighting
  30. True
  31. 520
  32. 980
  33. True
  34. 180
  35. 380
  36. 290
  37. 380
  38. False
  39. on a line or crossing
  40. Yes

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