Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 147 · 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 with 16 pictures round its drum shows 48 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
2. 2.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a computer-built model (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) toys shot step by step
3. 3.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
4. 4.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a framed painting shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌀 A zoetrope with 16 pictures round its drum shows 32 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
7. 7.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the pictures are wet (b) the eye blends them (c) magic ink (d) the paper moves
8. 8.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a poster on a wall (c) a video game scene (d) a spinning zoetrope
10. 10.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a rigged digital model (c) a digital 3D character (d) a clay model moved a bit
11. 11.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
12. 12.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it plays backwards (b) the movement looks jumpy (c) the colours fade (d) it gets louder
13. 13.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
14. 14.🌀 A zoetrope with 14 pictures round its drum shows 42 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
15. 15.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a looping GIF shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a cartoon film (c) a road sign (d) a looping GIF
18. 18.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a digital 3D character
19. 19.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
20. 20.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a computer-built model (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) flipbook pages
21. 21.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
22. 22.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a flipbook (c) a stop-motion film (d) a looping GIF
24. 24.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a cartoon film (c) a looping GIF (d) a framed painting
26. 26.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) one big painting (b) many still pictures (c) only sound (d) a single photo
28. 28.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 6 seconds?
29. 29.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
30. 30.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
31. 31.True or false: a video game scene shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a flipbook (b) a storyboard (c) a microphone (d) a zoetrope
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a video game scene (c) a stop-motion film (d) a printed photo
34. 34.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
35. 35.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope with 11 pictures round its drum shows 11 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
38. 38.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
39. 39.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a virtual 3D world (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) a digital 3D character
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a framed painting (c) a printed photo (d) a road sign

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