Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 167 · 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.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) in the same place (b) in a new colour (c) much bigger (d) a little further along
3. 3.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) paper cut-outs shot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a greeting card (c) a road sign (d) a flipbook
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a video game scene (c) a comic book page (d) a flipbook
6. 6.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
7. 7.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) the colours fade (b) it plays backwards (c) the movement looks jumpy (d) it gets louder
8. 8.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) a virtual 3D world (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) toys shot step by step
10. 10.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a computer-built model (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) flipbook pages (d) frames drawn on a tablet
11. 11.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a flipbook (c) a looping GIF (d) a framed painting
13. 13.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
14. 14.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
15. 15.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) a digital 3D character (d) toys shot step by step
16. 16.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the paper moves (b) the eye blends them (c) the pictures are wet (d) magic ink
17. 17.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 10 seconds?
18. 18.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
19. 19.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a cartoon film (c) a comic book page (d) a poster on a wall
21. 21.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) toys shot step by step
22. 22.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a poster on a wall (c) a stop-motion film (d) a flipbook
24. 24.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
25. 25.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
26. 26.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a stop-motion film (c) a printed photo (d) a flipbook
29. 29.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a rigged digital model (d) flipbook pages
30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
31. 31.True or false: a cartoon film shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a comic book page (c) a framed painting (d) a video game scene
33. 33.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
34. 34.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a computer-built model (b) flipbook pages (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) a digital 3D character
35. 35.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
36. 36.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a comic book page (c) a printed photo (d) a spinning zoetrope
38. 38.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
39. 39.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a stop-motion film (c) a road sign (d) a looping GIF

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