Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 123 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Many pictures, fast): Animation = many still pictures (frames), each a little different, shown quickly. Persistence of vision: the eye holds each picture for a moment, so fast pictures blend into movement. Pictures each second = pictures on a zoetrope drum × spins each second.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a flipbook (c) a comic book page (d) a poster on a wall
2. 2.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
3. 3.True or false: a poster on a wall shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) a rigged digital model (d) puppets moved bit by bit
7. 7.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
8. 8.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cartoon film (b) a greeting card (c) a comic book page (d) a printed photo
10. 10.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a rigged digital model (d) puppets moved bit by bit
11. 11.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
12. 12.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
13. 13.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the eye blends them (b) the paper moves (c) magic ink (d) the pictures are wet
14. 14.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a rigged digital model
15. 15.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) toys shot step by step (b) flipbook pages (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) frames drawn on a tablet
17. 17.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a computer-built model (b) paper cut-outs shot (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a virtual 3D world
19. 19.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
22. 22.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) many still pictures (b) one big painting (c) a single photo (d) only sound
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a framed painting (c) a road sign (d) a looping GIF
24. 24.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 6 seconds?
25. 25.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) flipbook pages (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a virtual 3D world
26. 26.True or false: a video game scene shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) flipbook pages (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a greeting card (c) a stop-motion film (d) a video game scene
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a printed photo (c) a video game scene (d) a framed painting
30. 30.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) colour mixing (b) the rule of thirds (c) squash and stretch (d) persistence of vision
31. 31.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a digital 3D character (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) flipbook pages
32. 32.🌀 A zoetrope with 11 pictures round its drum shows 33 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
33. 33.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
34. 34.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) much bigger (b) in the same place (c) in a new colour (d) a little further along
35. 35.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a zoetrope (b) a microphone (c) a flipbook (d) a storyboard
36. 36.True or false: a greeting card shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
38. 38.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a greeting card shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation

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