Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 138 · 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.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 7 seconds?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a flipbook (c) a cartoon film (d) a printed photo
3. 3.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a computer-built model (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) paper cut-outs shot
4. 4.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
5. 5.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
6. 6.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
7. 7.True or false: a greeting card shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
9. 9.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
10. 10.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
11. 11.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
12. 12.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a framed painting (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a comic book page
14. 14.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) a computer-built model (c) a virtual 3D world (d) flipbook pages
15. 15.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
17. 17.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a digital 3D character (c) flipbook pages (d) a clay model moved a bit
18. 18.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) a little further along (b) in a new colour (c) in the same place (d) much bigger
20. 20.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a clay model moved a bit
21. 21.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
22. 22.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) paper cut-outs shot (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a computer-built model
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a comic book page (c) a printed photo (d) a flipbook
24. 24.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) a rigged digital model (d) toys shot step by step
25. 25.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
26. 26.🌀 A zoetrope with 13 pictures round its drum shows 13 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
27. 27.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) only sound (b) a single photo (c) one big painting (d) many still pictures
28. 28.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a cartoon film (c) a comic book page (d) a flipbook
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a greeting card (c) a road sign (d) a stop-motion film
31. 31.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
32. 32.True or false: a looping GIF shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) the rule of thirds (b) colour mixing (c) squash and stretch (d) persistence of vision
34. 34.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a comic book page shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a zoetrope (b) a flipbook (c) a microphone (d) a storyboard
37. 37.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) toys shot step by step (d) a clay model moved a bit
38. 38.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a virtual 3D world (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
40. 40.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) magic ink (b) the pictures are wet (c) the paper moves (d) the eye blends them

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