Film Digital Media Ch. 9

Front 1

A narrow-angle lens accelerates the convergence of lines of linear perspective.

Back 1

False

Hint 1

True or False

Front 2

The narrow-angle lens makes objects appear closer together along the z-axis than they actually are.

Back 2

True

Hint 2

True or False

Front 3

A wide 3D interocular distance increases the apparent length of the zh-axis.

Back 3

False

Hint 3

True or False

Front 4

A wide angle lens increases the illusion of depth in a scene because the z-axis is accelerated.

Back 4

True

Hint 4

True or False

Front 5

Being slightly "cross-eyed," having left and right eyes each turned inward toward each other, is a normal part of human visual perception.

Back 5

True

Hint 5

True or False

Front 6

You can capture stereo images with two video cameras that are mounted side-by-side.

Back 6

True

Hint 6

True or False

Front 7

Overlapping planes is a useful depth cue in 2D photographic systems, but is problematic in 3D stereoscopic photography, film, and video.

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False

Hint 7

True or False

Front 8

Anaglyph

Back 8

right-eye and the left-eye views are colored in red and cyan (or any other complementary colors) and superimposed.

Front 9

height in plane

Back 9

perceived distance tends to increase as an objects y-axis value increases.

Front 10

parallax

Back 10

binocular disparity, how far the right-eye image is shifted from the left-eye image

Front 11

point of convergence (POC)

Back 11

index vectors (optical axes) of both eyes intersect when fixating on an object.

Front 12

relative size

Back 12

knowledge of object or object's context enables estimate of distance.

Front 13

window

Back 13

screen or any other 2D surface on which the 3D image is displayed

Front 14

z-axis

Back 14

The axis in the coordinating system that defines depth

Front 15

If all prominent horizontal lines appear to converge at one point, we call this perceptual phenomenon:

Back 15

A. linear perspective

Hint 15

A. linear perspective

B. linear influence

C. pointillism

D. latitudinal perspective

E. linear prominence

Front 16

The three most popular current separation methods for watching 3D images are anaphylactic, qquantization, and the shutter system.

Back 16

False

Hint 16

True or False

Front 17

Overlapping planes is the strongest depth cue.

Back 17

True

Hint 17

True or False

Front 18

Which of the following is synonymous with "binocular disparity?"

Back 18

A. parallax

Hint 18

A. parallax

B. interocular

C. stereo base

D. stereo illusion

E. point of convergence

Front 19

A drawback of active glasses is that they put an additional strain on our perceptual mechanism.

Back 19

True

Hint 19

True or False

Front 20

The narrow-angle lens makes objects appear closer together along the z-axis than they actually are.

Back 20

True

Hint 20

True or False

Front 21

Setting an optimal stereo base must take into account the size of the screen on which the 3D images are projected.

Back 21

True

Hint 21

True or False

Front 22

According to Zettl, the industry's claim of binocular stereo 3D being close how we actually see the world is quite accurate.

Back 22

False

Hint 22

True or False

Front 23

The point o convergence marks the location of the window and, with it, what appears in back of it, on it, and in front of it.

Back 23

True

Hint 23

True or False

Front 24

When creating scenery, you should paint the background objects, slightly bluer and less sharp than the foreground objects to enhance the illusion of depth.

Back 24

True

Hint 24

True or False

Front 25

Which of the following graphic depth factors can often be problematic in stereoscopic 3D?

Back 25

E. aerial perspective

Hint 25

A. overlapping planes

B. relative size

C. linear perspective

D. height in the plane

E. aerial perspective

Front 26

What are the names of the stereo z-axis pair?

Back 26

B. Zh and Zv

Hint 26

A. Z1 and Z2

B. Zh and Zv

C. Zf and Zb

D. Za and Zb

E. Zx and Zy

Front 27

A narrow=angle lens accelerates the convergence of linear perspective.

Back 27

False

Hint 27

True or False

Front 28

A wide angle lens increases the illusion of depth in a scene because the z-axis is accelerated.

Back 28

True

Hint 28

True or False

Front 29

You can capture stereo images with two video cameras that are mounted side-by-side

Back 29

True

Hint 29

True or False

Front 30

Zh-axis

Back 30

line from window (screen) to horizon

Front 31

Zv-axis

Back 31

line (space) from window (screen) to viewer

Front 32

What aids a rack-focus effect?

Back 32

A. shallow depth of field

Hint 32

A. shallow depth of field

B. a great depth of field

C.a wide angle lens

D. a fast zoom-in

E. a slow zoom-in

Front 33

Which of the following is NOT true of human vision?

Back 33

B. binocular depth cues also apply to monocular vision

Hint 33

A. monocular depth cues also apply to binocular vision

B. binocular depth cues also apply to monocular vision

C. stereoscopic vision adds convergence and accommodation as depth cues

D. an audience can easily understand a monocular photograph, film, or video as representing a 3D space

E. accommodation involves adjustments of focus

Front 34

Objects that lie close to the camera photograph as relatively large, whereas similar objects positioned on the z-axis only a short distance behind the close object show up in a dramatically reduced image size.

Back 34

True

Hint 34

True or False

Front 35

Height in plane is a stronger depth cue than overlapping planes

Back 35

False

Hint 35

True or False

Front 36

Graphic depth factors create the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface (without the use of motion).

Back 36

True

Hint 36

True or False

Front 37

Whereas you can actually point at traditional (single-lens) depth cues in a 2D photo or video, the 3D streoscopic depth exists only in your mind.

Back 37

True

Hint 37

True or False

Front 38

When using polarization, the light waves for the left-eye image are lined up vertically and, for the right eye, horizontally

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False

Hint 38

True or False

Front 39

Highly saturated colors seem farther than less saturated colors.

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False

Hint 39

True or False

Front 40

The auto-focus feature of our eyes helps when watching stereo 3D images on-screen.

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False

Hint 40

True or False

Front 41

We automatically interpret relative size as distance.

Back 41

True

Hint 41

True or False

Front 42

Narrow-angle lenses tend to increase the illusion of a third dimension.

Back 42

False

Hint 42

True or False

Front 43

Using a shallow depth of field and controlling the precise portion of the z-axis to be in focus is called controlled focus.

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False

Hint 43

True or False

Front 44

When shooting up or down a large object, the height-in-plane cue is a valid depth indicator.

Back 44

False

Hint 44

True or False

Front 45

In a great depth of field, only a relatively small portion of the z-axis shows objects in focus.

Back 45

False

Hint 45

True or False

Front 46

A wide 3D interocular distance increases the apparent length of the Zv-axis

Back 46

True

Hint 46

True or False

Front 47

depth of field

Back 47

area along the z-axis that is in focus

Front 48

forced perspective

Back 48

exaggerated linear perspective, usually used to exaggerate perceived depth

Front 49

graphic depth factors

Back 49

create the illusion of space on a two-dimensional surface (without the use of motion)

Front 50

horizon line

Back 50

vanishing point(s) is(are) located here.

Front 51

interocular distance

Back 51

distance between the pupils of our eyes (with the norm set at 2.5 inches or 63.5 millimeters)

Front 52

In the traditional stereoscope, the viewer directs the left eye to the right-eye picture of a scene, and the the right eye to the left-eye picture.

Back 52

False

Hint 52

True or False

Front 53

How do we achieve a compression effect on the z-axis?

Back 53

A. with a narrow-angle lens

Hint 53

A. with a narrow-angle lens

B. with a wide-angle lens

C. by zooming out

D. by having the camera below eye level

E. by having the camera above eye level

Front 54

The narrow-angle lens makes parallel lines converge much "faster" (more drastically) than when seen normally.

Back 54

False

Hint 54

True or False

Front 55

The traditional video and film z-axes extend from the screen to the viewer and from the screen to the horizon.

Back 55

False

Hint 55

True or False

Front 56

The wide-angle lens refers to a short-focal-length.

Back 56

True

Hint 56

True or False

Front 57

How do we perfeice the origination of the z-axis in traditional television and film presentations?

Back 57

D. from the screen to the background (horizon)

Hint 57

A. at the side of the frame

B. at the bottom of the frame

C. at the top of the frame

D. from the screen to the background (horizon)

E. from the viewer to the background (horizon)

Front 58

If several objects are placed along the z-axis, some objects will appear in focus, others will not. The portion of the z-axis at which objects are in focus is called the:

Back 58

C. depth of field

Hint 58

A. focus perspective

B. focusing point

C. depth of field

D. focus depth

E. focus field

Front 59

If we know two objects are similar or identical in actual size, we perceive the smaller screen image as the _______ object and the larger screen image as the ________ object.

Back 59

farther; closer

Front 60

A narrow-angle lens positions aides our perception of linear perspective.

Back 60

False

Hint 60

True or False

Front 61

Which lens zoom position seems to maximally stretch the z-axis?

Back 61

B. wide-angle

Hint 61

A. narrow angle

B. wide-angle

C. close-angle

D. zoomed-in

E. normal angle

Front 62

When we see one object partially covering another:

Back 62

B. we perceive the one doing the covering as lying in front of the other

Hint 62

A. we perceive the one covered as lying in front of the other

B. we perceive the one doing the covering as lying in front of the other

C. we perceive both objects on the same plane

D. the covered object always appears smaller to us

E. the covering object always appears farther away from us

Front 63

Using a shallow depth of field and controlling the precise portion of the z-axis to be in focus is called rack focus.

Back 63

False

Hint 63

True or Fasle

Front 64

A 3D illusion is not a natural visual process but an artificially constructed one.

Back 64

True

Hint 64

True or False

Front 65

When using polarization, the light waves for the left-eye image are lined up vertically and, for the right eye, horizontally.

Back 65

False

Hint 65

True or False

Front 66

Assuming that no contradictory distance cues are evident and that the camera is shooting parallel to the ground, you will perceive people and objects as being more and more distant the higher they move up in the picture field.

Back 66

True

Hint 66

True or False

Front 67

When looking at an object fairly close to us, our brain keeps the index vectors of our two eyes parallel and selects one of the images as dominant.

Back 67

False

Hint 67

True or False

Front 68

Accommodation is when our eyes adjust focus to see objects at various distances.

Back 68

True

Hint 68

True or False

Front 69

The wide-angle lens makes objects appear closer together along the z-axis than they actually are.

Back 69

False

Hint 69

True or False

Front 70

Height in a plane no longer serves as a reliable distance cue in all of the following EXCEPT:

Back 70

when shooting from above normal eye level

Front 71

Because the objects along the z-axis look more stretched out with the wide-angle lens, it renders overlapping planes essential as a depth indicator.

Back 71

False

Hint 71

True or False

Front 72

Because the wide-angle lens generates a great depth of field, it de-emphasizes aerial perspective.

Back 72

True

Hint 72

True or False

Front 73

The interocular distance between the left-eye and right-eye lenses is called the:

Back 73

B. stereo base

Hint 73

A. overlapping plane

B. stereo base

C. point of convergence

D. window

E. horizon line