Deck 2: Composing the Frame

Question 1

The aspect ratio of a high-definition television is

A) 4:3.
B) 16:9.
C) 3:2.
D) none of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Photography began centuries ago with camera obscura, which was first used

A) to take the impression of shadows.
B) to cast a person's profile on the wall for tracing.
C) to spy on foreign agents.
D) to view eclipses.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The shot size describes

A) how much film will be used.
B) how much of the subject will be shown.
C) the aspect ration of an image.
D) none of the above.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The golden mean

A) is a proportion of 1:1.618.
B) defines a frame as well as the division of that frame.
C) was a mathematical relationship recognized by the Greeks.
D) all of the above.

Question 5

To identify power locations within a frame, the rectangle of the frame can be divided

A) into four identical sections, by the principle called the rule of four.
B) diagonally, from corner to corner, a method especially helpful for framing two faces.
C) into nine sections, by the principle called the rule of thirds.
D) none of the above.

Question 6

Symmetrical balance

A) requires a video camera with a counterbalance for stabilization.
B) is boring.
C) gives the viewer a feeling of stability.
D) is rarely used by producers framing shots for television news shows.

Question 7

Asymmetrical balance

A) calls for heavier sections of the image to be balanced with empty space.
B) should be avoided at all costs.
C) involves turning your subject away from the lens.
D) can create a feeling of uneasiness.

Question 8

The extra space in a frame that balances a subject's gaze in the direction the eyes are looking is called

A) balancing border.
B) lookspace.
C) energy framing.
D) none of the above.

Question 9

When there is motion represented in a still photo, the momentum of that motion needs to be balanced with

A) extra light to capture details.
B) other motion.
C) extra space called leadroom.
D) extra space for the assumed motion lines.

Question 10

The closer an object is to the edge of a frame, the more it seems to be pulled off the frame. This is why photographers leave space above a person's head called

A) head buffer.
B) hair space.
C) headroom.
D) leadroom.

Question 11

There is magnetism between objects in a frame. This phenomenon is called

A) the law of proximity.
B) enhanced balance.
C) the law of attraction.
D) none of the above.

Question 12

Gestalt theory has influenced thinking in

A) visual aesthetics.
B) psychology.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.

Question 13

A summary of Gestalt theory would be that

A) the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
B) less is more.
C) great minds think alike.
D) monkey see, monkey do.

Question 14

In creating media, a frame is almost exclusively used to refer to the wood or metal border that defines the boundaries of a visual work.

Question 15

Photography has only been around since World War I.

Question 16

Daguerreotype is the technical term for digital photography.

Question 17

The way a shot is framed can be used to convey various feelings, from nervousness to well-being.

Question 18

The entire subject needs to be included inside the frame or the viewer will not be able to conceive it all.

Question 19

A shot just wide enough to show a subject's whole body would be called a long shot.

Question 20

You will see pillarboxing when you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show on your new HDTV.