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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 739 · 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.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📸 A frame is 420 pixels wide. A person stands 140 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 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 first line?
  4. 4.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) taller (b) brighter (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) sharper
  5. 5.📸 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?
  6. 6.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  7. 7.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
  8. 8.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) back light (c) red light (d) night light
  9. 9.📸 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?
  10. 10.📸 A video frame is 900 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  11. 11.📸 A frame is 1200 pixels wide. A person stands 200 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.📸 A frame is 1260 pixels wide. A person stands 420 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) hidden in a corner (b) dead centre always (c) on a line or crossing (d) off the edge
  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 second line?
  16. 16.📸 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) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  18. 18.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  19. 19.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a softer side light” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 2
  22. 22.📸 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
  23. 23.📸 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?
  24. 24.📸 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 second line?
  25. 25.📸 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?
  26. 26.📸 A frame is 960 pixels wide. A person stands 640 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.📸 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?
  28. 28.📸 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?
  29. 29.📸 A video frame is 1410 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  30. 30.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  31. 31.📸 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?
  32. 32.📸 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 first line?
  33. 33.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  34. 34.📸 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?
  35. 35.📸 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 second line?
  36. 36.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📸 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?
  38. 38.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  39. 39.📸 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?
  40. 40.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Yes
  3. 220
  4. dark (a silhouette)
  5. 300
  6. good lighting
  7. key light
  8. back light
  9. 240
  10. 300
  11. No
  12. Yes
  13. False
  14. on a line or crossing
  15. 320
  16. Yes
  17. good lighting
  18. key light
  19. False
  20. False
  21. 4
  22. No
  23. 110
  24. 660
  25. 700
  26. Yes
  27. 120
  28. 540
  29. 470
  30. good lighting
  31. 180
  32. 230
  33. good lighting
  34. 150
  35. 680
  36. True
  37. 250
  38. fill light
  39. 520
  40. back light

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