Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 196 · 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 3D computer animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a computer-built model (c) flipbook pages (d) a clay model moved a bit
2. 2.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) a rigged digital model
3. 3.True or false: a greeting card shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) only sound (b) many still pictures (c) one big painting (d) a single photo
5. 5.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
6. 6.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 5 seconds?
8. 8.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
9. 9.🌀 A zoetrope with 13 pictures round its drum shows 13 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
10. 10.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
11. 11.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 9 seconds?
12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
13. 13.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) flipbook pages (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
14. 14.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a framed painting (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a looping GIF
17. 17.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) flipbook pages (c) a digital 3D character (d) puppets moved bit by bit
18. 18.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
19. 19.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
20. 20.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) a little further along (b) in a new colour (c) much bigger (d) in the same place
22. 22.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
23. 23.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a digital 3D character (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) toys shot step by step
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a cartoon film (c) a comic book page (d) a framed painting
25. 25.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
27. 27.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a flipbook (b) a zoetrope (c) a microphone (d) a storyboard
28. 28.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
29. 29.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) flipbook pages (c) a virtual 3D world (d) pencil drawings on paper
30. 30.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a digital 3D character (c) a rigged digital model (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
31. 31.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
32. 32.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a video game scene (c) a road sign (d) a looping GIF
35. 35.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 32 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
36. 36.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a framed painting (c) a comic book page (d) a stop-motion film
39. 39.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
40. 40.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a digital 3D character (d) puppets moved bit by bit

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