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.💡 Good or poor lighting: even light on the face? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 2.📸 A frame is 1320 pixels wide. A person stands 220 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.📸 A frame is 1680 pixels wide. A person stands 1120 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 Good or poor lighting: harsh noon sun on faces? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 5.📸 A video frame is 1110 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 6.True or false: “softens dark shadows” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 7.💡 Good or poor lighting: a lamp behind the camera? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 8.True or false: “shines from behind” is the back light. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💡 Where should the main subject go by the rule of thirds? (a) off the edge (b) hidden in a corner (c) dead centre always (d) on a line or crossing
- 10.📸 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 first line?
- 11.📸 A frame is 1080 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
- 12.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “softens dark shadows”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 13.📸 A video frame is 390 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 14.📸 A video frame is 1650 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the first line?
- 15.📸 A photo is 1140 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 16.📸 A video frame is 1320 pixels wide. You split it into thirds with two vertical lines. How many pixels from the left edge is the second line?
- 17.💡 The rule of thirds splits the frame into how many boxes? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 18.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the fill light. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💡 Good or poor lighting: facing a bright window? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
- 20.True or false: “outlines hair and edges” is the back light. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📸 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) Yes (b) No
- 22.📸 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?
- 23.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “the main, bright light”? (a) back light (b) fill light (c) key light
- 24.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “lights the face the most”? (a) back light (b) key light (c) fill light
- 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 first line?
- 26.💡 Which light in three-point lighting: “a softer side light”? (a) fill light (b) back light (c) key light
- 27.💡 Filming someone with a bright window behind them makes them look … (a) sharper (b) dark (a silhouette) (c) brighter (d) taller
- 28.📸 A photo is 300 pixels tall. You split it into thirds with two horizontal lines. How many pixels from the top is the first line?
- 29.True or false: “shines from behind” is the key light. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📸 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?
- 31.💡 Good or poor lighting: a dark room, no lamps? (a) poor lighting (b) good lighting
- 32.📸 A video frame is 1530 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 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
- 34.📸 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?
- 35.📸 A frame is 540 pixels wide. A person stands 270 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 36.💡 Leaving space in front of a person who looks sideways is called … (a) zoom room (b) look room (c) foot room (d) storeroom
- 37.True or false: “the main, bright light” is the fill light. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📸 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 first line?
- 39.📸 A frame is 1080 pixels wide. A person stands 540 pixels from the left edge. Are they on one of the rule-of-thirds vertical lines? (a) Yes (b) No
- 40.💡 Good or poor lighting: a bright lamp in shot? (a) good lighting (b) poor lighting
Answer key
- good lighting
- No
- Yes
- poor lighting
- 370
- False
- good lighting
- True
- on a line or crossing
- 160
- Yes
- fill light
- 130
- 550
- 380
- 880
- 9
- False
- good lighting
- True
- Yes
- 680
- key light
- key light
- 220
- fill light
- dark (a silhouette)
- 100
- False
- 180
- poor lighting
- 510
- No
- 540
- No
- look room
- False
- 210
- No
- poor lighting
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