Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 293 · 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 flipbook shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
3. 3.🎞️ 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
4. 4.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a computer-built model (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a rigged digital model (d) a virtual 3D world
7. 7.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
8. 8.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
10. 10.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
11. 11.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) toys shot step by step (d) a virtual 3D world
12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
13. 13.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
14. 14.🌀 A zoetrope with 16 pictures round its drum shows 16 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a flipbook (c) a road sign (d) a comic book page
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a road sign (d) a stop-motion film
17. 17.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a looping GIF (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a poster on a wall
19. 19.True or false: a cartoon film shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) poster (b) font (c) frame (d) pixel
22. 22.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) a single photo (b) only sound (c) many still pictures (d) one big painting
23. 23.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
24. 24.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a computer-built model (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a clay model moved a bit
25. 25.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a framed painting (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a flipbook
27. 27.🌀 A zoetrope with 16 pictures round its drum shows 64 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a printed photo (c) a cartoon film (d) a greeting card
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a comic book page (c) a looping GIF (d) a spinning zoetrope
30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
31. 31.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
32. 32.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) toys shot step by step (c) a digital 3D character (d) a clay model moved a bit
34. 34.True or false: a framed painting shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
36. 36.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) magic ink (b) the eye blends them (c) the pictures are wet (d) the paper moves
37. 37.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) persistence of vision (c) the rule of thirds (d) colour mixing
38. 38.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) toys shot step by step (b) flipbook pages (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a virtual 3D world
39. 39.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
40. 40.True or false: a comic book page shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True

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