Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 174 · 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) frames drawn on a tablet (b) a computer-built model (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a clay model moved a bit
2. 2.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the paper moves (b) magic ink (c) the eye blends them (d) the pictures are wet
3. 3.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 4 seconds?
4. 4.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a rigged digital model (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) a virtual 3D world
5. 5.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) a rigged digital model (d) toys shot step by step
6. 6.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) a virtual 3D world (d) flipbook pages
7. 7.🎞️ 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
8. 8.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road sign (b) a flipbook (c) a printed photo (d) a greeting card
10. 10.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a framed painting (c) a poster on a wall (d) a comic book page
12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
13. 13.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
14. 14.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) a digital 3D character
15. 15.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) the rule of thirds (b) persistence of vision (c) squash and stretch (d) colour mixing
16. 16.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) pencil drawings on paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a comic book page (c) a printed photo (d) a spinning zoetrope
18. 18.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
19. 19.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a printed photo (c) a comic book page (d) a looping GIF
21. 21.🌀 A zoetrope with 14 pictures round its drum shows 14 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
22. 22.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
23. 23.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
24. 24.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
26. 26.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it plays backwards (b) it gets louder (c) the movement looks jumpy (d) the colours fade
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a printed photo (c) a cartoon film (d) a video game scene
28. 28.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) a virtual 3D world (d) paper cut-outs shot
29. 29.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
30. 30.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
33. 33.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a greeting card shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
37. 37.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a flipbook (c) a looping GIF (d) a cartoon film
39. 39.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) flipbook pages (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
40. 40.🌀 A zoetrope with 9 pictures round its drum shows 9 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?

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