SSM Exam # 2 2025 Questions and
Answers
(T or F) People look short and chubby in a 16 x 9 image that has been digitally
squeezed to fit a 4 x 3 aspect ratio - ANSWER✔✔-False
Which of the following does Zettl not identify as a result of creating a secondary frame
within a primary frame? - ANSWER✔✔-It changes and expands the original aspect
ratio of the screen
(T or F) Tilting up the camera can help overcome the basic restrictions of the fixed
aspect ratio just as panning sideways will - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) The technique of reducing the size of a 4 x 3 picture to fit an HDTV and placing
it in the center of the wide- screen frame is called windowboxing - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Scale remains constant, regardless of whether you perceive it on a large movie
screen or smartphone display - ANSWER✔✔-True
One early attempt to change the aspect ratio of the screen that is still occasionally used
today is... - ANSWER✔✔-Masking
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,(T or F) Filling the sides of the screen with scenic elements, such as buildings, trees, or
furniture to alter the screen's aspect ratio is an example of artificial masking -
ANSWER✔✔-False
When held in a vertical position, a smartphone will display a ________ 4 x 3 image, with
empty areas on the top and bottom of the screen - ANSWER✔✔-Letterboxed
What is letterboxing? - ANSWER✔✔-Fitting a 16:9 image into a 4:3 screen
(T or F) In early cinema, directors attempted to change the fixed aspect ratio of the
screen - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) There are no definite, fixed borders in a video camera's viewfinder or the screen
on which the media is projected - ANSWER✔✔-False
Which shots fare better on the large movie screen than on the small television set? -
ANSWER✔✔-Landscape Scenes
What is meant by aspect ratio? - ANSWER✔✔-The relationship of frame width to height
What is the most accurate indicator of actual object size when shown onscreen? -
ANSWER✔✔-Showing the object in relation to a person
(T or F) If we are unfamiliar with an object, we tend to judge its size by how much
screen area it takes up - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Off-center framing cannot increase the tension in the dynamic picture field -
ANSWER✔✔-False
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, (T or F) The narrow-angle lens shows objects placed along the z-axis squeezed; the z-
axis therefore appears shortened - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) In the traditional stereoscope, the viewer directs the left eye to the left-eye
picture of a scene, and the right eye to the right-eye picture - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Unless you want to achieve the entire stereo 3D effect through digital
manipulation in postproduction, you need two separate recording devices, one for the
left eye and another for the right eye - ANSWER✔✔-True
If we see two sides of a building, with one corner closest to us, we perceive two sets of
converging lines going in opposite directions, with two vanishing points. This is called?
- ANSWER✔✔-two-point perspective
(T or F) The auto-focus feature of our eyes helps when watching stereo 3D images on-
screen - ANSWER✔✔-False
(T or F) Because the wide-angle lens generates a great depth of field, it deemphasizes
aerial perspective - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Using a shallow depth of field and controlling the precise portion of the z-axis
to be in focus is called controlled focus - ANSWER✔✔-False
Why do we have to wear the red/cyan glasses in anaglyphic 3D? - ANSWER✔✔-To
restore the original colors of the scene
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Answers
(T or F) People look short and chubby in a 16 x 9 image that has been digitally
squeezed to fit a 4 x 3 aspect ratio - ANSWER✔✔-False
Which of the following does Zettl not identify as a result of creating a secondary frame
within a primary frame? - ANSWER✔✔-It changes and expands the original aspect
ratio of the screen
(T or F) Tilting up the camera can help overcome the basic restrictions of the fixed
aspect ratio just as panning sideways will - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) The technique of reducing the size of a 4 x 3 picture to fit an HDTV and placing
it in the center of the wide- screen frame is called windowboxing - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Scale remains constant, regardless of whether you perceive it on a large movie
screen or smartphone display - ANSWER✔✔-True
One early attempt to change the aspect ratio of the screen that is still occasionally used
today is... - ANSWER✔✔-Masking
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,(T or F) Filling the sides of the screen with scenic elements, such as buildings, trees, or
furniture to alter the screen's aspect ratio is an example of artificial masking -
ANSWER✔✔-False
When held in a vertical position, a smartphone will display a ________ 4 x 3 image, with
empty areas on the top and bottom of the screen - ANSWER✔✔-Letterboxed
What is letterboxing? - ANSWER✔✔-Fitting a 16:9 image into a 4:3 screen
(T or F) In early cinema, directors attempted to change the fixed aspect ratio of the
screen - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) There are no definite, fixed borders in a video camera's viewfinder or the screen
on which the media is projected - ANSWER✔✔-False
Which shots fare better on the large movie screen than on the small television set? -
ANSWER✔✔-Landscape Scenes
What is meant by aspect ratio? - ANSWER✔✔-The relationship of frame width to height
What is the most accurate indicator of actual object size when shown onscreen? -
ANSWER✔✔-Showing the object in relation to a person
(T or F) If we are unfamiliar with an object, we tend to judge its size by how much
screen area it takes up - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Off-center framing cannot increase the tension in the dynamic picture field -
ANSWER✔✔-False
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, (T or F) The narrow-angle lens shows objects placed along the z-axis squeezed; the z-
axis therefore appears shortened - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) In the traditional stereoscope, the viewer directs the left eye to the left-eye
picture of a scene, and the right eye to the right-eye picture - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Unless you want to achieve the entire stereo 3D effect through digital
manipulation in postproduction, you need two separate recording devices, one for the
left eye and another for the right eye - ANSWER✔✔-True
If we see two sides of a building, with one corner closest to us, we perceive two sets of
converging lines going in opposite directions, with two vanishing points. This is called?
- ANSWER✔✔-two-point perspective
(T or F) The auto-focus feature of our eyes helps when watching stereo 3D images on-
screen - ANSWER✔✔-False
(T or F) Because the wide-angle lens generates a great depth of field, it deemphasizes
aerial perspective - ANSWER✔✔-True
(T or F) Using a shallow depth of field and controlling the precise portion of the z-axis
to be in focus is called controlled focus - ANSWER✔✔-False
Why do we have to wear the red/cyan glasses in anaglyphic 3D? - ANSWER✔✔-To
restore the original colors of the scene
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