CTVA 300 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Aspect ratios - ANSWER ✔ The relationship of width to height in a picture
or shape. - original black and white films- 4:3 aspect ratio - modern films are
more rectangular/wide screen which can add more elements to the frame
1.33.1,
2. Depth cues - ANSWER ✔ the visual elements that create the illusion of
depth, what increases/decreases sense of depth
3. Deep space - ANSWER ✔ - the illusion of depth on a 2D surface created by
the use of depth cues
4. Flat space - ANSWER ✔ - feeling of dimensionality - achieved by parallel
lines, no convergence of lines - shooting perpendicularly to surfaces -
contains no reference to or feeling of dimensionality
5. Limited space - ANSWER ✔ - Is a specific combination of deep and flat
space cues. limited space does not use longitudinal planes and object
movement perpendicular to the frame.
6. Ambiguous space - ANSWER ✔ - Occurs when the viewer is unable to
understand the actual size or spatial relationships of objects in the picture.
, can be created by using lack of movement, objects or unknown size or
shape, tonal and texture patterns, mirrors and reflections, disorienting
camera angles - usually creates anxiety, tension or confusion.
7. DOF - ANSWER ✔ - depth of field - Range of distances from a camera in
which objects appear in focus. Focus point determines depth of field.
8. Axis - ANSWER ✔ - Objects have an invisible axis that runs through them
perceived as a line - a standing person has a vertical axis, a reclining person
has a horizontal axis
9. Continuity shots - ANSWER ✔ - some element of shot A appears again in
shot B. both actors present in the shot and actions are matched on cuts.
10.Most films are closed space, what is an example of open space? - ANSWER
✔ Films with perpendicular movement
11.Why is Flat Space utilized in "Ordinary People"? - ANSWER ✔ To
emphasize the visual tension between characters
12.THE HOURS used a tobacco filter in the sequence with Virginia Wolf.
What color system does that employ? - ANSWER ✔ the subtractive system
13.What camera movement creates a greater sense of depth? - ANSWER ✔ A
dolly in or out
14.What will draw the viewers attention to a certain area of a scene? -
ANSWER ✔ a vanishing point
, 15.What is the primary shape seen during the seduction scene between Mrs.
Robinson and Benjamin in THE GRADUATE? - ANSWER ✔ A triangle
16.The Audience will usually look at the ___________ area of the frame first -
ANSWER ✔ brightest
17.What is "imitation through distance"? - ANSWER ✔ it occurs when images
are reduced to lines
18.If a film is all affinity, than it is... - ANSWER ✔ Less visually dynamic or
intense
19.What film uses complementary colors throughout for color palatte? -
ANSWER ✔
20.How is a shot kept flat by the use of tonal contrast? - ANSWER ✔ There is
an affinity of tone
21.The end sequence with Kurtz in "Apocalypse Now" utilizes - ANSWER ✔
Coincidence of tone
22.The 3 Ways Films Communicate Ideas - ANSWER ✔ Story, Sounds, and
Visuals
23.The 7 Basic Visual Components of Film - ANSWER ✔ Space, Line, Shape,
Tone, Color, Movement and Rhythm
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Aspect ratios - ANSWER ✔ The relationship of width to height in a picture
or shape. - original black and white films- 4:3 aspect ratio - modern films are
more rectangular/wide screen which can add more elements to the frame
1.33.1,
2. Depth cues - ANSWER ✔ the visual elements that create the illusion of
depth, what increases/decreases sense of depth
3. Deep space - ANSWER ✔ - the illusion of depth on a 2D surface created by
the use of depth cues
4. Flat space - ANSWER ✔ - feeling of dimensionality - achieved by parallel
lines, no convergence of lines - shooting perpendicularly to surfaces -
contains no reference to or feeling of dimensionality
5. Limited space - ANSWER ✔ - Is a specific combination of deep and flat
space cues. limited space does not use longitudinal planes and object
movement perpendicular to the frame.
6. Ambiguous space - ANSWER ✔ - Occurs when the viewer is unable to
understand the actual size or spatial relationships of objects in the picture.
, can be created by using lack of movement, objects or unknown size or
shape, tonal and texture patterns, mirrors and reflections, disorienting
camera angles - usually creates anxiety, tension or confusion.
7. DOF - ANSWER ✔ - depth of field - Range of distances from a camera in
which objects appear in focus. Focus point determines depth of field.
8. Axis - ANSWER ✔ - Objects have an invisible axis that runs through them
perceived as a line - a standing person has a vertical axis, a reclining person
has a horizontal axis
9. Continuity shots - ANSWER ✔ - some element of shot A appears again in
shot B. both actors present in the shot and actions are matched on cuts.
10.Most films are closed space, what is an example of open space? - ANSWER
✔ Films with perpendicular movement
11.Why is Flat Space utilized in "Ordinary People"? - ANSWER ✔ To
emphasize the visual tension between characters
12.THE HOURS used a tobacco filter in the sequence with Virginia Wolf.
What color system does that employ? - ANSWER ✔ the subtractive system
13.What camera movement creates a greater sense of depth? - ANSWER ✔ A
dolly in or out
14.What will draw the viewers attention to a certain area of a scene? -
ANSWER ✔ a vanishing point
, 15.What is the primary shape seen during the seduction scene between Mrs.
Robinson and Benjamin in THE GRADUATE? - ANSWER ✔ A triangle
16.The Audience will usually look at the ___________ area of the frame first -
ANSWER ✔ brightest
17.What is "imitation through distance"? - ANSWER ✔ it occurs when images
are reduced to lines
18.If a film is all affinity, than it is... - ANSWER ✔ Less visually dynamic or
intense
19.What film uses complementary colors throughout for color palatte? -
ANSWER ✔
20.How is a shot kept flat by the use of tonal contrast? - ANSWER ✔ There is
an affinity of tone
21.The end sequence with Kurtz in "Apocalypse Now" utilizes - ANSWER ✔
Coincidence of tone
22.The 3 Ways Films Communicate Ideas - ANSWER ✔ Story, Sounds, and
Visuals
23.The 7 Basic Visual Components of Film - ANSWER ✔ Space, Line, Shape,
Tone, Color, Movement and Rhythm
