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.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) hidden in a corner (b) off the edge (c) on a line or crossing (d) dead centre always
- 2.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📸 A video frame is 540 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 4.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 5.📸 A video frame is 720 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 6.📸 A photo is 1050 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 7.📸 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?
- 8.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 9.📸 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 second line?
- 10.📸 A frame is 540 pixels wide. A person stands 360 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 11.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) taller (b) brighter (c) dark (a silhouette) (d) sharper
- 12.📸 A frame is 960 pixels wide. A person stands 320 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.📸 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?
- 14.📸 A video frame is 720 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 15.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
- 16.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 17.📸 A video frame is 1920 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 18.📸 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?
- 19.📸 A video frame is 1350 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 20.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 21.📸 A frame is 1200 pixels wide. A person stands 800 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.📸 A frame is 420 pixels wide. A person stands 210 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 23.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 3
- 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 25.📸 A frame is 720 pixels wide. A person stands 480 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 26.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 28.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 29.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) storeroom (b) foot room (c) zoom room (d) look room
- 30.📸 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
- 31.💡 How many crossing points does a rule-of-thirds grid have? (a) 9 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 32.📸 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) No (b) Yes
- 33.📸 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?
- 34.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 35.📸 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
- 36.📸 A video frame is 1380 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 37.📸 A photo is 1080 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 38.📸 A video frame is 1560 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 39.📸 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?
- 40.📸 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?
Answer key
- on a line or crossing
- False
- 180
- key light
- 480
- 350
- 210
- fill light
- 380
- Yes
- dark (a silhouette)
- Yes
- 1240
- 240
- fill light
- good lighting
- 1280
- 320
- 450
- good lighting
- Yes
- No
- 9
- good lighting
- Yes
- True
- good lighting
- key light
- look room
- No
- 4
- Yes
- 420
- poor lighting
- No
- 460
- 360
- 520
- 230
- 180
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