Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 157 · 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 of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a rigged digital model (c) flipbook pages (d) toys shot step by step
2. 2.True or false: a greeting card shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a computer-built model (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) toys shot step by step (d) a digital 3D character
4. 4.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a computer-built model (c) a virtual 3D world (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
5. 5.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) toys shot step by step (d) a virtual 3D world
6. 6.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
7. 7.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a digital 3D character (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a computer-built model
8. 8.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
10. 10.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) flipbook pages (d) a digital 3D character
11. 11.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
12. 12.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a poster on a wall (c) a flipbook (d) a video game scene
15. 15.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a computer-built model (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a clay model moved a bit
17. 17.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) in a new colour (b) in the same place (c) much bigger (d) a little further along
18. 18.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) a single photo (b) many still pictures (c) one big painting (d) only sound
20. 20.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
22. 22.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it gets louder (b) the movement looks jumpy (c) the colours fade (d) it plays backwards
23. 23.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
24. 24.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) pixel (b) font (c) frame (d) poster
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a framed painting (c) a road sign (d) a looping GIF
26. 26.True or false: a looping GIF shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌀 A zoetrope with 11 pictures round its drum shows 33 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a video game scene (c) a looping GIF (d) a framed painting
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the eye blends them (b) the pictures are wet (c) magic ink (d) the paper moves
31. 31.🌀 A zoetrope with 13 pictures round its drum shows 13 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
32. 32.🎞️ A card has a bird on one side and a cage on the other. It is spun very fast. What do you see? (a) the bird in the cage (b) two birds (c) an empty cage (d) nothing at all
33. 33.True or false: a poster on a wall shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a comic book page (c) a road sign (d) a flipbook
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 9 seconds?
38. 38.True or false: a comic book page shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a road sign (c) a flipbook (d) a cartoon film
40. 40.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False

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