Question 1

A convention of motion pictures, this is when there is a shallow depth of field and the focus plane is shifted, which, for example, might shift attention from a subject in the foreground to one in the background.

Accepted Answer

A)   focus shift
B)   planetary shift
C)   zoom
D)   rack focus D

Question 2

In a reflexive documentary, the director is an invisible hand guiding the narrative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The animating of text and other graphics is called

Accepted Answer

A)   motion graphics.
B)   tweening.
C)   image capture.
D)   none of the above. A

Question 4

When two subjects are at different distances from the camera, but both far away,

Accepted Answer

A)   the camera exaggerates their distance from each other.
B)   they will seem closer together.
C)   their actual distance from each other will accurately translate to the final image.
D)   none of the above.

Question 5

Wide angle lenses

Accepted Answer

A)   are usually not used on film productions.
B)   flatten the image and narrow the depth of field.
C)   exaggerate the depth between planes along the z-axis.
D)   none of the above.

Question 6

Rudolf Arnheim thought that movement was not an accurate term to describe still images.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The best way to create the effect of a camera moving closer to a subject is to zoom in with the lens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When a camera pans and tilts, the mount or operator

Accepted Answer

A)   move across the set along the x-axis.
B)   come in low to the ground.
C)   stay in one spot.
D)   none of the above.

Question 9

Blocking the talent is when actors are kept off-set while the crew perfects the lighting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When producing animation, once key frames are plotted out, the in-between frames are filled in with a process called

Accepted Answer

A)   tweening.
B)   screening.
C)   motion graphics.
D)   none of the above.

Question 11

Traditional 3D glasses use

Accepted Answer

A)   a shutter system.
B)   different color lenses.
C)   polarized lenses.
D)   none of the above.

Question 12

Direct cinema is a lot like Europe's cinema verité.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Directed tension is a term that describes

Accepted Answer

A)   a sharp focus on a subject that tethers the subject to the viewer.
B)   actors playing to an audience's anxieties.
C)   implied movement in a still image.
D)   none of the above.

Question 14

When the director plans the movement of subjects relative to the camera, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)   choreographing the scene.
B)   blocking the talent.
C)   scripting motion.
D)   plotting the shot.

Question 15

The illusion of depth is

Accepted Answer

A)   the mystique young directors try to create for themselves.
B)   making a two-dimensional image appear to have three dimensions.
C)   a trick of the eye that often causes nausea in viewers.
D)   none of the above.

Question 16

Traditional video technology in the United States operates at

Accepted Answer

A)   25 frames per second.
B)   30 frames per second.
C)   50 frames per second.
D)   60 frames per second.

Question 17

When an actor puts on a suit and acts out a scene that will be used in an animated movie, we call that

Accepted Answer

A)   tweening.
B)   motion capture.
C)   madcap technology.
D)   none of the above.

Question 18

No matter how you position objects, it won't change the flatness of the image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Handheld camera work, when done well, can

Accepted Answer

A)   create a feeling of motion sickness in even the most unlikely viewers.
B)   allow the viewer to feel like a participant in the action.
C)   replicate any mounted-camera shot.
D)   none of the above.

Question 20

With two-dimensional media, a maker must create an illusion of depth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Depth and Movement in the Frame

A convention of motion pictures, this is when there is a shallow depth of field and the focus plane is shifted, which, for example, might shift attention from a subject in the foreground to one in the background.

In a reflexive documentary, the director is an invisible hand guiding the narrative.

The animating of text and other graphics is called

When two subjects are at different distances from the camera, but both far away,

Wide angle lenses

Rudolf Arnheim thought that movement was not an accurate term to describe still images.

The best way to create the effect of a camera moving closer to a subject is to zoom in with the lens.

When a camera pans and tilts, the mount or operator

Blocking the talent is when actors are kept off-set while the crew perfects the lighting.

When producing animation, once key frames are plotted out, the in-between frames are filled in with a process called

Traditional 3D glasses use

Direct cinema is a lot like Europe's cinema verité.

Directed tension is a term that describes

When the director plans the movement of subjects relative to the camera, it is called

The illusion of depth is

Traditional video technology in the United States operates at

When an actor puts on a suit and acts out a scene that will be used in an animated movie, we call that

No matter how you position objects, it won't change the flatness of the image.

Handheld camera work, when done well, can

With two-dimensional media, a maker must create an illusion of depth.