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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 729 · 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.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) hidden in a corner (b) on a line or crossing (c) dead centre always (d) off the edge
  2. 2.📸 A video frame is 1290 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  3. 3.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  4. 4.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  5. 5.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  6. 6.📸 A video frame is 1050 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  7. 7.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  8. 8.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  9. 9.📸 A video frame is 1020 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  10. 10.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  11. 11.True or false: “a softer side light” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📸 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?
  13. 13.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) sharper (b) taller (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) brighter
  14. 14.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 4 (d) 6
  15. 15.📸 A video frame is 480 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  16. 16.📸 A frame is 1500 pixels wide. A person stands 1000 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  18. 18.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📸 A frame is 1080 pixels wide. A person stands 180 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.📸 A photo is 750 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  21. 21.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  22. 22.📸 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?
  23. 23.📸 A frame is 1260 pixels wide. A person stands 840 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) zoom room (b) foot room (c) storeroom (d) look room
  25. 25.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  27. 27.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  28. 28.📸 A video frame is 630 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  29. 29.📸 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) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.📸 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?
  31. 31.📸 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) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📸 A video frame is 1650 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 frame is 840 pixels wide. A person stands 140 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.📸 A video frame is 1050 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  36. 36.📸 A video frame is 570 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  37. 37.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📸 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?
  39. 39.📸 A frame is 1380 pixels wide. A person stands 690 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📸 A video frame is 360 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?

Answer key

  1. on a line or crossing
  2. 430
  3. poor lighting
  4. back light
  5. key light
  6. 350
  7. key light
  8. back light
  9. 340
  10. fill light
  11. True
  12. 140
  13. dark (a silhouette)
  14. 4
  15. 160
  16. Yes
  17. good lighting
  18. True
  19. No
  20. 250
  21. good lighting
  22. 150
  23. Yes
  24. look room
  25. False
  26. good lighting
  27. poor lighting
  28. 420
  29. No
  30. 110
  31. No
  32. False
  33. 1100
  34. No
  35. 700
  36. 190
  37. False
  38. 200
  39. No
  40. 120

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