SSM TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | SSM TEST 2 STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
When accommodating an HDTV image shown as full screen on a STV (4:3) screen:
a. cutting will occur.
b. squeezing will occur.
c. stretching will occur.
d. there will be no change. - Correct answer ✔✔ b. squeezing will occur.
Windowboxing refers to:
a. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show standard 4 x 3 video on a 16 x 9 wide
screen by leaving empty vertical side bars or dead zones on the sides of the screen.
b. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show wide-screen material on the standard 4 x 3
video screen by leaving black borders called dead zones at the top and bottom of the screen.
c. placing a smaller picture in the center of the actual display screen, with the leftover space of
the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it. - Correct answer ✔✔ c. placing a smaller picture in the center
of the actual display screen, with the leftover space of the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it.
Windowboxing - Correct answer ✔✔ Has vertical and Horizontal bands that surround the frame
LS - Correct answer ✔✔ has less aesthetic energy
CU - Correct answer ✔✔ has more aesthetic energy
Letterboxing - Correct answer ✔✔ Has empty bands on the top and bottom of the frame
Pillarboxing - Correct answer ✔✔ Has empty band on either side of the frame
,To establish scale, we must have some norm, a clue that tells us just what is large and what is
small.
a. True
b. False - Correct answer ✔✔ a. True
A good way to frame a large, horizontal image on a 16:9 aspect ratio screen is to:
a. frame it vertically.
b. frame it horizontally.
c. frame it diagonally.
d. allow for lots of lead space.
e. pan across the image. - Correct answer ✔✔ b. frame it horizontally.
Letterboxing refers to:
a. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show standard 4 x 3 video on a 16 x 9 wide
screen by leaving empty vertical side bars or dead zones on the sides of the screen.
b. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show wide-screen material on the standard 4 x 3
video screen by leaving black borders called dead zones at the top and bottom of the screen.
c. placing a smaller picture in the center of the actual display screen, with the leftover space of
the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it. - Correct answer ✔✔ b. a technique for changing the aspect
ratio to show wide-screen material on the standard 4 x 3 video screen by leaving black borders
called dead zones at the top and bottom of the screen.
A suggestion for optimizing images shown on a small, mobile screen is to use:
a. medium and long shots.
b. long running times.
c. inductive sequencing.
, d. sparse audio track with less attention to ambient sounds. - Correct answer ✔✔ c. inductive
sequencing.
With standard (STV) aspect ratio, you can establish a scene without having to go to an extreme
long shot.
a. True
b. False - Correct answer ✔✔ b. False
Which aspect ratio has the widest horizontal stretch?
a. 1.85:1
b. 2.39:1
c. 4:3
d. 16:9
e. 2.35:1 - Correct answer ✔✔ b. 2.39:1
When accommodating an STV image shown as full screen on a HDTV screen:
a. stretching will occur.
b. cutting will occur.
c. squeezing will occur.
d. there will be no change. - Correct answer ✔✔ a. stretching will occur.
Natural Masking - Correct answer ✔✔ Using buildings, trees, furniture to frame the image.
Moving Camera - Correct answer ✔✔ a way to overcome fixed aspect ratio
Artificial Masking - Correct answer ✔✔ the camera shot is blocked with objects, thereby
showing only part of the scene in the frame
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
When accommodating an HDTV image shown as full screen on a STV (4:3) screen:
a. cutting will occur.
b. squeezing will occur.
c. stretching will occur.
d. there will be no change. - Correct answer ✔✔ b. squeezing will occur.
Windowboxing refers to:
a. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show standard 4 x 3 video on a 16 x 9 wide
screen by leaving empty vertical side bars or dead zones on the sides of the screen.
b. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show wide-screen material on the standard 4 x 3
video screen by leaving black borders called dead zones at the top and bottom of the screen.
c. placing a smaller picture in the center of the actual display screen, with the leftover space of
the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it. - Correct answer ✔✔ c. placing a smaller picture in the center
of the actual display screen, with the leftover space of the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it.
Windowboxing - Correct answer ✔✔ Has vertical and Horizontal bands that surround the frame
LS - Correct answer ✔✔ has less aesthetic energy
CU - Correct answer ✔✔ has more aesthetic energy
Letterboxing - Correct answer ✔✔ Has empty bands on the top and bottom of the frame
Pillarboxing - Correct answer ✔✔ Has empty band on either side of the frame
,To establish scale, we must have some norm, a clue that tells us just what is large and what is
small.
a. True
b. False - Correct answer ✔✔ a. True
A good way to frame a large, horizontal image on a 16:9 aspect ratio screen is to:
a. frame it vertically.
b. frame it horizontally.
c. frame it diagonally.
d. allow for lots of lead space.
e. pan across the image. - Correct answer ✔✔ b. frame it horizontally.
Letterboxing refers to:
a. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show standard 4 x 3 video on a 16 x 9 wide
screen by leaving empty vertical side bars or dead zones on the sides of the screen.
b. a technique for changing the aspect ratio to show wide-screen material on the standard 4 x 3
video screen by leaving black borders called dead zones at the top and bottom of the screen.
c. placing a smaller picture in the center of the actual display screen, with the leftover space of
the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it. - Correct answer ✔✔ b. a technique for changing the aspect
ratio to show wide-screen material on the standard 4 x 3 video screen by leaving black borders
called dead zones at the top and bottom of the screen.
A suggestion for optimizing images shown on a small, mobile screen is to use:
a. medium and long shots.
b. long running times.
c. inductive sequencing.
, d. sparse audio track with less attention to ambient sounds. - Correct answer ✔✔ c. inductive
sequencing.
With standard (STV) aspect ratio, you can establish a scene without having to go to an extreme
long shot.
a. True
b. False - Correct answer ✔✔ b. False
Which aspect ratio has the widest horizontal stretch?
a. 1.85:1
b. 2.39:1
c. 4:3
d. 16:9
e. 2.35:1 - Correct answer ✔✔ b. 2.39:1
When accommodating an STV image shown as full screen on a HDTV screen:
a. stretching will occur.
b. cutting will occur.
c. squeezing will occur.
d. there will be no change. - Correct answer ✔✔ a. stretching will occur.
Natural Masking - Correct answer ✔✔ Using buildings, trees, furniture to frame the image.
Moving Camera - Correct answer ✔✔ a way to overcome fixed aspect ratio
Artificial Masking - Correct answer ✔✔ the camera shot is blocked with objects, thereby
showing only part of the scene in the frame
