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) dead centre always (b) hidden in a corner (c) on a line or crossing (d) off the edge
- 2.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 9
- 4.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 5.📸 A photo is 840 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 6.📸 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?
- 7.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) key light (b) back light (c) fill light
- 8.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) storeroom (b) zoom room (c) look room (d) foot room
- 9.📸 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?
- 10.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the key light. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) key light (b) fill light (c) back light
- 12.💡 Good or poor lighting: a window behind you? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 13.💡 Three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a … (a) street light (b) night light (c) back light (d) red light
- 14.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📸 A photo is 510 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 16.📸 A frame is 1500 pixels wide. A person stands 250 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.💡 Good or poor lighting: soft light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 18.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📸 A video frame is 1170 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 20.📸 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?
- 21.📸 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
- 22.📸 A video frame is 1590 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 23.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “outlines hair and edges”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
- 24.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 25.📸 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?
- 26.📸 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) Yes (b) No
- 27.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 28.💡 Good or poor lighting: one bulb straight above? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 29.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 30.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📸 A video frame is 1260 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 32.📸 A video frame is 1200 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 33.📸 A frame is 1920 pixels wide. A person stands 1280 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) No (b) Yes
- 34.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “shines from behind”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
- 35.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) dark (a silhouette) (b) taller (c) sharper (d) brighter
- 36.📸 A photo is 960 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 37.True or false: “lights the face the most” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “shines from behind” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- on a line or crossing
- True
- 9
- fill light
- 280
- 240
- key light
- look room
- 350
- False
- key light
- poor lighting
- back light
- True
- 170
- No
- good lighting
- True
- 780
- 660
- Yes
- 1060
- back light
- poor lighting
- 100
- No
- fill light
- poor lighting
- poor lighting
- False
- 840
- 400
- Yes
- back light
- dark (a silhouette)
- 320
- False
- False
- True
- False
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