SSM EXAM 2 QUIZ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Artificial Masking - Answer -the camera shot is blocked with objects, thereby showing
only part of the scene in the frame.
Screens within a screen - Answer -news show with secondary or tertiary frames.
Natural Masking - Answer -Using buildings, trees, furniture to frame the image.
Moving camera - Answer -the camera shot is blocked with objects, thereby showing
only part of the scene in the frame.
When held vertically, the smartphone records: - Answer -a narrow image.
When you want to keep a tall object fully in frame when using a wide aspect ratio, you
can frame it: - Answer -diagonally
Scale refers to: - Answer -relative size of something.
A good way to frame a large, horizontal image on a 16:9 aspect ratio screen is to: -
Answer -frame it horizontally.
When accommodating an HDTV image shown as full screen on a STV (4:3) screen: -
Answer -squeezing will occur.
(T/F) Smaller screens favor close ups. - Answer -True
What is aspect ratio? - Answer -the width-to-height dimensions of a frame (4:3, 1:1.85,
16:9, etc.)
An example of using secondary frames is: - Answer -artificial masking
Letterboxing refers to: - Answer -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.
Which aspect ratio has the widest horizontal stretch? - Answer -2.39:1
Which refers to the Aspect Ratio commonly used in Panavision 35 motion pictures? -
Answer -7x3 or 2.35:1
A suggestion for optimizing images shown on a small, mobile screen is to use: -
Answer -inductive sequencing
, (T/F) To establish scale, we must have some norm, a clue that tells us just what is large
and what is small. - Answer -True
Pillarboxing refers to: - Answer -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.
When accommodating an STV image shown as full screen on a HDTV screen: -
Answer -stretching will occur.
(T/F) With standard (STV) aspect ratio, you can establish a scene without having to go
to an extreme long shot. - Answer -False
Size constancy refers to: - Answer -the perception of the actual size of an object
regardless of the distance and the angle of view.
Windowboxing refers to: - Answer -placing a smaller picture in the center of the actual
display screen, with the leftover space of the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it.
Pillarboxing - Answer -III_______III
LS - Answer -Has less aesthetic energy.
Windowboxing - Answer -Has vertical and horizontal bands that surround the frame.
CU - Answer -Has more aesthetic energy.
Letterboxing - Answer -Has empty bands on the top and bottom of the frame.
(T/F) A larger graphic mass is less stable and more likely to move than smaller ones. -
Answer -False
Gestalt - Answer -Pattern that results in perceiving a whole that transcends its parts
(e.g., seeing a triangle instead of tree dots).
Psychological closure - Answer -Our minds fill gaps in visual information into more
complete and easily manageable patterns.
Superimposition - Answer -shows ambiguity between figure/ground relationships.
(T/F) A combination of vertical and horizontal planes suggests normalcy. - Answer -
True
(T/F) A vertical line suggests dynamism. A diagonal line would be stress. - Answer -
True
Artificial Masking - Answer -the camera shot is blocked with objects, thereby showing
only part of the scene in the frame.
Screens within a screen - Answer -news show with secondary or tertiary frames.
Natural Masking - Answer -Using buildings, trees, furniture to frame the image.
Moving camera - Answer -the camera shot is blocked with objects, thereby showing
only part of the scene in the frame.
When held vertically, the smartphone records: - Answer -a narrow image.
When you want to keep a tall object fully in frame when using a wide aspect ratio, you
can frame it: - Answer -diagonally
Scale refers to: - Answer -relative size of something.
A good way to frame a large, horizontal image on a 16:9 aspect ratio screen is to: -
Answer -frame it horizontally.
When accommodating an HDTV image shown as full screen on a STV (4:3) screen: -
Answer -squeezing will occur.
(T/F) Smaller screens favor close ups. - Answer -True
What is aspect ratio? - Answer -the width-to-height dimensions of a frame (4:3, 1:1.85,
16:9, etc.)
An example of using secondary frames is: - Answer -artificial masking
Letterboxing refers to: - Answer -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.
Which aspect ratio has the widest horizontal stretch? - Answer -2.39:1
Which refers to the Aspect Ratio commonly used in Panavision 35 motion pictures? -
Answer -7x3 or 2.35:1
A suggestion for optimizing images shown on a small, mobile screen is to use: -
Answer -inductive sequencing
, (T/F) To establish scale, we must have some norm, a clue that tells us just what is large
and what is small. - Answer -True
Pillarboxing refers to: - Answer -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.
When accommodating an STV image shown as full screen on a HDTV screen: -
Answer -stretching will occur.
(T/F) With standard (STV) aspect ratio, you can establish a scene without having to go
to an extreme long shot. - Answer -False
Size constancy refers to: - Answer -the perception of the actual size of an object
regardless of the distance and the angle of view.
Windowboxing refers to: - Answer -placing a smaller picture in the center of the actual
display screen, with the leftover space of the 16 x 9 frame surrounding it.
Pillarboxing - Answer -III_______III
LS - Answer -Has less aesthetic energy.
Windowboxing - Answer -Has vertical and horizontal bands that surround the frame.
CU - Answer -Has more aesthetic energy.
Letterboxing - Answer -Has empty bands on the top and bottom of the frame.
(T/F) A larger graphic mass is less stable and more likely to move than smaller ones. -
Answer -False
Gestalt - Answer -Pattern that results in perceiving a whole that transcends its parts
(e.g., seeing a triangle instead of tree dots).
Psychological closure - Answer -Our minds fill gaps in visual information into more
complete and easily manageable patterns.
Superimposition - Answer -shows ambiguity between figure/ground relationships.
(T/F) A combination of vertical and horizontal planes suggests normalcy. - Answer -
True
(T/F) A vertical line suggests dynamism. A diagonal line would be stress. - Answer -
True
