CTVA 300 Mid-Term Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
The 3 Ways Films Communicate Ideas - Correct answer-Story, Sounds, and Visuals
The 7 Basic Visual Components of Film - Correct answer-Space, Line, Shape,
Tone, Color, Movement and Rhythm
Space and The 3 Ways It Is Categorized - Correct answer-1) Physical Space - What
is in front of the camera
2) Screen Space - How space appears on a screen (framing)
3) Screen Dimensions - The actual size and shape of the screen through which the
content is viewed.
Line & Shape's Relationship - Correct answer-Line - The result of tonal contrast.
Helps contribute to space, movement, and rhythm.
Shape - All shapes in a frame are constructed of lines.
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, Tone, AKA "Value" - Correct answer-The brightness of an object(s), both valuable
in color and b&w films. Does not refer to a scene's tone (sarcastic, excited, etc.) or
audio tone (treble v. bass).
Color - Correct answer-A powerful, yet frequently misunderstood visual
component, better explained in its own section of "The Visual Story" book.
Movement & 3 Ways To Create Movement - Correct answer-The visual component
that first attracts an audience's attention.
1) Objects create movement
2) The camera creates movement
3) The audience's point of focus creates movement as they watch the screen.
Rhythm - Correct answer-In film, it refers to both the auditory and visual flow,
which is found in editing, stationary and non-stationary objects.
Stereotypes in Visual Components - Correct answer-"Red Means Danger", AKA
using common means of communicating to the audience.
Real World vs. Screen World - Correct answer-Real World - The environment
which we live in.
Screen World - A Two-Dimensional screen which displays pictures, such as smart
phones, theatres, computers, etc.
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and Answers Graded A+
The 3 Ways Films Communicate Ideas - Correct answer-Story, Sounds, and Visuals
The 7 Basic Visual Components of Film - Correct answer-Space, Line, Shape,
Tone, Color, Movement and Rhythm
Space and The 3 Ways It Is Categorized - Correct answer-1) Physical Space - What
is in front of the camera
2) Screen Space - How space appears on a screen (framing)
3) Screen Dimensions - The actual size and shape of the screen through which the
content is viewed.
Line & Shape's Relationship - Correct answer-Line - The result of tonal contrast.
Helps contribute to space, movement, and rhythm.
Shape - All shapes in a frame are constructed of lines.
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, Tone, AKA "Value" - Correct answer-The brightness of an object(s), both valuable
in color and b&w films. Does not refer to a scene's tone (sarcastic, excited, etc.) or
audio tone (treble v. bass).
Color - Correct answer-A powerful, yet frequently misunderstood visual
component, better explained in its own section of "The Visual Story" book.
Movement & 3 Ways To Create Movement - Correct answer-The visual component
that first attracts an audience's attention.
1) Objects create movement
2) The camera creates movement
3) The audience's point of focus creates movement as they watch the screen.
Rhythm - Correct answer-In film, it refers to both the auditory and visual flow,
which is found in editing, stationary and non-stationary objects.
Stereotypes in Visual Components - Correct answer-"Red Means Danger", AKA
using common means of communicating to the audience.
Real World vs. Screen World - Correct answer-Real World - The environment
which we live in.
Screen World - A Two-Dimensional screen which displays pictures, such as smart
phones, theatres, computers, etc.
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