The selective use of a ________ lens during the filming of a scene from Sunset Boulevard (1950) captured images that relate to our day-to-day experience of depth and perception.
A) zoom
B) normal
C) variable-focal-length
D) fisheye
E) short-focal-length

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A normal lens has a focal length that approximates the angle of view that the human eye perceives. As a result, it captures images that relate to our day-to-day experience of depth and perception. The other lenses listed (zoom, variable-focal-length, fisheye, and short-focal-length) may distort or exaggerate the depth perception and are not selective in capturing images that relate to our day-to-day experience.

The Selective Use of a ________ Lens During the Filming