Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting
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.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) red light (c) back light (d) night light
- 2.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) dead centre always (b) hidden in a corner (c) on a line or crossing (d) off the edge
- 3.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 9
- 4.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 5.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 2 (d) 4
- 6.📸 A frame is 360 pixels wide. A person stands 120 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.📸 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) No (b) Yes
- 8.📸 A video frame is 1740 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 9.📸 A frame is 1920 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
- 10.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 11.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 12.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 13.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📸 A video frame is 420 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 15.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) dark (a silhouette) (b) brighter (c) sharper (d) taller
- 16.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📸 A photo is 1110 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 18.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📸 A frame is 1020 pixels wide. A person stands 340 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 20.📸 A frame is 300 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
- 21.📸 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?
- 22.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 23.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) storeroom (b) look room (c) zoom room (d) foot room
- 24.📸 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) Yes (b) No
- 25.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 26.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 27.📸 A photo is 1200 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 28.📸 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?
- 29.📸 A video frame is 420 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 30.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 31.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 32.📸 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?
- 33.📸 A video frame is 1890 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 34.📸 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?
- 35.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📸 A frame is 1740 pixels wide. A person stands 580 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 37.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 38.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 40.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
Answer key
- back light
- on a line or crossing
- 9
- False
- 4
- Yes
- No
- 1160
- Yes
- poor lighting
- back light
- key light
- True
- 280
- dark (a silhouette)
- True
- 370
- True
- Yes
- Yes
- 430
- poor lighting
- look room
- Yes
- fill light
- good lighting
- 400
- 590
- 140
- key light
- good lighting
- 250
- 630
- 340
- False
- Yes
- good lighting
- False
- True
- good lighting
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