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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 540 · 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) taller (b) sharper (c) brighter (d) dark (a silhouette)
  2. 2.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  3. 3.💡 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
  4. 4.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  5. 5.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  6. 6.📸 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?
  7. 7.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 6
  8. 8.📸 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?
  9. 9.📸 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 first line?
  10. 10.📸 A frame is 1020 pixels wide. A person stands 170 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: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📸 A frame is 1860 pixels wide. A person stands 620 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  14. 14.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) red light (c) back light (d) night light
  16. 16.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  17. 17.📸 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?
  18. 18.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 3
  19. 19.📸 A video frame is 1710 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  20. 20.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  21. 21.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  23. 23.📸 A photo is 960 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  24. 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  25. 25.📸 A frame is 1740 pixels wide. A person stands 1160 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.📸 A video frame is 690 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  27. 27.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📸 A photo is 390 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  30. 30.📸 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?
  31. 31.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📸 A frame is 780 pixels wide. A person stands 260 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.📸 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?
  34. 34.📸 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?
  35. 35.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  36. 36.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  37. 37.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📸 A video frame is 1200 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  40. 40.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the back light. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dark (a silhouette)
  2. good lighting
  3. on a line or crossing
  4. key light
  5. back light
  6. 520
  7. 4
  8. 1240
  9. 480
  10. No
  11. False
  12. Yes
  13. poor lighting
  14. True
  15. back light
  16. fill light
  17. 180
  18. 9
  19. 570
  20. key light
  21. False
  22. poor lighting
  23. 320
  24. poor lighting
  25. Yes
  26. 460
  27. False
  28. True
  29. 130
  30. 380
  31. True
  32. Yes
  33. 960
  34. 230
  35. poor lighting
  36. back light
  37. False
  38. False
  39. 800
  40. False

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