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Video Editing Worksheet: Rule of Thirds and Lighting

Animation and design lesson 18: Rule of thirds and lighting · Set 773 · 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: “lights the face the most” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
  3. 3.📸 A frame is 840 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
  4. 4.📸 A frame is 1140 pixels wide. A person stands 760 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) taller (b) sharper (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) brighter
  6. 6.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
  8. 8.📸 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?
  9. 9.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) back light (b) street light (c) night light (d) red light
  10. 10.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  11. 11.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) off the edge (b) dead centre always (c) hidden in a corner (d) on a line or crossing
  12. 12.📸 A video frame is 300 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
  13. 13.📸 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📸 A photo is 630 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
  16. 16.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  17. 17.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📸 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?
  19. 19.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
  20. 20.📸 A video frame is 300 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
  21. 21.📸 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?
  22. 22.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 2 (d) 4
  23. 23.📸 A frame is 1200 pixels wide. A person stands 400 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.📸 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?
  25. 25.📸 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 second line?
  26. 26.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  27. 27.📸 A frame is 900 pixels wide. A person stands 150 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.📸 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?
  29. 29.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
  30. 30.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📸 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?
  32. 32.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
  34. 34.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
  35. 35.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📸 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?
  37. 37.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📸 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) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.📸 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?
  40. 40.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 9
  3. No
  4. Yes
  5. dark (a silhouette)
  6. False
  7. poor lighting
  8. 180
  9. back light
  10. poor lighting
  11. on a line or crossing
  12. 100
  13. 120
  14. False
  15. 210
  16. good lighting
  17. False
  18. 380
  19. fill light
  20. 200
  21. 150
  22. 4
  23. Yes
  24. 980
  25. 440
  26. good lighting
  27. No
  28. 300
  29. key light
  30. True
  31. 130
  32. True
  33. poor lighting
  34. key light
  35. True
  36. 230
  37. False
  38. Yes
  39. 470
  40. good lighting

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