RTV 3001 exam #1 Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Version 2025-2026
three components of a story - Answersexposition, conflict, resolution
two devices/techniques for exposition - Answerstitle card and voice-over narration
what specifically is the point of resolution - Answersprovides a place for the story to finish and gives
audience a chance to reflect
what are the two types of conflict - Answersinternal and external
why can a filmmaker/photographer NOT ignore the visual components? - Answersthe components are
always communicating moods, emotions, and ideas to the audience. Left uncontrolled, the visual
components can inadvertently contradict the storytelling, mislead the audience, or simply bore them
what is amplification? - Answerswhen 2 scenes are properly contrasted, their differences heighten the
effect of each other
define the "picture plane" and give examples - Answers2D surface where pictures exist; usually
surrounded by a "window" (i.e. frame in a museum, a curtain in a movie theater, plastic edge of a TV
screen). When we compose a shot using a camera's viewfinder or use our hands, we look through a
picture frame
define the principle of contrast and affinity (in relation to visual components) - Answersthe greater the
contrast in a visual component, the more the visual intensity of the picture increases. The greater the
affinity in a visual component the more the visual intensity of the picture decreases
2 part question: which visual component usually catches the viewer's eye first? which usual component
is the most misunderstood? - Answersmovement
color
name the 7 visual components - Answersmovement, color, shape, line, rhythm, tone, space
what is a depth cue? - Answersdepth cues give us visual experience of seeing 3-dimensional space on a
2D surface
name the most important depth cue and 3 examples of it - AnswersConvergence
3 kinds: 1, 2, and 3 point convergence
Name and define the second most important depth cue - AnswersStaging in Depth/Size Change: When
you position objects and actors in the foreground, midground and background to create depth, objects
in the FG will appear large while objects in BG will appear smaller
Define textural diffusion - AnswersObjects closer to the camera have more textural detail
Name the 3 effects of aerial diffusion - Answersloss of detail
, loss of tonal contrast
change in color (to color of aerial diffusion itself)
Describe flat space - AnswersIf all objects are on the same frontal plane (i.e. FG), flat space is
maintained, which emphasizes the 2-dimensional quality of the screen surface
Define ambiguous space - AnswersViewer is unable to understand the actual size or spatial relationships
of objects
What is occlusion and why is it used? - AnswersYou have one object in front overlapping another object
in the background, which creates the illusion of depth.
Name 2 examples of how ambiguous space can be created - AnswersCamouflage - (size) cues are
disguised Mirrors/reflections: Multiple images can disorient viewer Disorienting Camera Angles
Define Limited Space with 3 characteristics - AnswersThe specific combination of deep and flat space
cues: No convergence; instead, use of flat frontal planes, Object movement should only be parallel to
the picture plane, Requires visually separated FG, MG and BG
How do things change visually in different parts of "The World of Tomorrow"? - AnswersThe brown,
washed out look of the museum where David is kept evokes the smell of the wood and sense of being in
the museum
What 2 types of exposition are used in "Isle of Dogs"? - AnswersJupiter narrates, there are also several
title cards, and text before new scenes
How do we see contrast of shape in "Isle of Dogs"? - Answerssquares and rectangles of city vs. curved
lines and circles of Trash Island
Describe how use of 1 visual component in "Isle of Dogs" enhances the narrative - AnswersThemes of
deportation, internment in prison camp, and threat of extermination; all examined from victim's point of
view (we see through lines of Spot's cage as he's dropped down)
"The Favourite": How is camera angle tied to the narrative? - AnswersLower camera angle renders
position of commoners looking up at royals
Which of following is NOT one of the three basic components of a story? - Answersclimax
Resolution is important because it does all of following EXCEPT: - Answersprovides background
Which of these is internal conflict from "World of Tomorrow"? - AnswersClone Emily desires to be more
human
Story is composed of all of following EXCEPT: - Answersaffinity
Sound is composed of all of following EXCEPT: - Answerscontrast*, dialogue, music, sound effects
three components of a story - Answersexposition, conflict, resolution
two devices/techniques for exposition - Answerstitle card and voice-over narration
what specifically is the point of resolution - Answersprovides a place for the story to finish and gives
audience a chance to reflect
what are the two types of conflict - Answersinternal and external
why can a filmmaker/photographer NOT ignore the visual components? - Answersthe components are
always communicating moods, emotions, and ideas to the audience. Left uncontrolled, the visual
components can inadvertently contradict the storytelling, mislead the audience, or simply bore them
what is amplification? - Answerswhen 2 scenes are properly contrasted, their differences heighten the
effect of each other
define the "picture plane" and give examples - Answers2D surface where pictures exist; usually
surrounded by a "window" (i.e. frame in a museum, a curtain in a movie theater, plastic edge of a TV
screen). When we compose a shot using a camera's viewfinder or use our hands, we look through a
picture frame
define the principle of contrast and affinity (in relation to visual components) - Answersthe greater the
contrast in a visual component, the more the visual intensity of the picture increases. The greater the
affinity in a visual component the more the visual intensity of the picture decreases
2 part question: which visual component usually catches the viewer's eye first? which usual component
is the most misunderstood? - Answersmovement
color
name the 7 visual components - Answersmovement, color, shape, line, rhythm, tone, space
what is a depth cue? - Answersdepth cues give us visual experience of seeing 3-dimensional space on a
2D surface
name the most important depth cue and 3 examples of it - AnswersConvergence
3 kinds: 1, 2, and 3 point convergence
Name and define the second most important depth cue - AnswersStaging in Depth/Size Change: When
you position objects and actors in the foreground, midground and background to create depth, objects
in the FG will appear large while objects in BG will appear smaller
Define textural diffusion - AnswersObjects closer to the camera have more textural detail
Name the 3 effects of aerial diffusion - Answersloss of detail
, loss of tonal contrast
change in color (to color of aerial diffusion itself)
Describe flat space - AnswersIf all objects are on the same frontal plane (i.e. FG), flat space is
maintained, which emphasizes the 2-dimensional quality of the screen surface
Define ambiguous space - AnswersViewer is unable to understand the actual size or spatial relationships
of objects
What is occlusion and why is it used? - AnswersYou have one object in front overlapping another object
in the background, which creates the illusion of depth.
Name 2 examples of how ambiguous space can be created - AnswersCamouflage - (size) cues are
disguised Mirrors/reflections: Multiple images can disorient viewer Disorienting Camera Angles
Define Limited Space with 3 characteristics - AnswersThe specific combination of deep and flat space
cues: No convergence; instead, use of flat frontal planes, Object movement should only be parallel to
the picture plane, Requires visually separated FG, MG and BG
How do things change visually in different parts of "The World of Tomorrow"? - AnswersThe brown,
washed out look of the museum where David is kept evokes the smell of the wood and sense of being in
the museum
What 2 types of exposition are used in "Isle of Dogs"? - AnswersJupiter narrates, there are also several
title cards, and text before new scenes
How do we see contrast of shape in "Isle of Dogs"? - Answerssquares and rectangles of city vs. curved
lines and circles of Trash Island
Describe how use of 1 visual component in "Isle of Dogs" enhances the narrative - AnswersThemes of
deportation, internment in prison camp, and threat of extermination; all examined from victim's point of
view (we see through lines of Spot's cage as he's dropped down)
"The Favourite": How is camera angle tied to the narrative? - AnswersLower camera angle renders
position of commoners looking up at royals
Which of following is NOT one of the three basic components of a story? - Answersclimax
Resolution is important because it does all of following EXCEPT: - Answersprovides background
Which of these is internal conflict from "World of Tomorrow"? - AnswersClone Emily desires to be more
human
Story is composed of all of following EXCEPT: - Answersaffinity
Sound is composed of all of following EXCEPT: - Answerscontrast*, dialogue, music, sound effects
