Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 360 · 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 kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
2. 2.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) pixel (b) font (c) poster (d) frame
3. 3.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a storyboard (b) a microphone (c) a flipbook (d) a zoetrope
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a looping GIF (c) a video game scene (d) a framed painting
7. 7.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
8. 8.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
9. 9.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a printed photo (c) a framed painting (d) a comic book page
11. 11.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
12. 12.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
13. 13.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a computer-built model (d) a clay model moved a bit
14. 14.🎞️ 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
15. 15.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) flipbook pages (c) a computer-built model (d) paper cut-outs shot
16. 16.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a virtual 3D world (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) a clay model moved a bit
17. 17.🌀 A zoetrope with 15 pictures round its drum shows 15 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
18. 18.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
19. 19.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a rigged digital model (c) toys shot step by step (d) frames drawn on a tablet
20. 20.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a computer-built model (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) frames drawn on a tablet
22. 22.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
24. 24.True or false: a cartoon film shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
26. 26.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) flipbook pages (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) toys shot step by step (d) a computer-built model
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a cartoon film (c) a video game scene (d) a stop-motion film
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a poster on a wall (c) a flipbook (d) a spinning zoetrope
29. 29.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
30. 30.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a digital 3D character
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a video game scene (c) a road sign (d) a stop-motion film
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a framed painting (c) a greeting card (d) a comic book page
34. 34.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) only sound (b) a single photo (c) one big painting (d) many still pictures
35. 35.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope with 9 pictures round its drum shows 9 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 9 seconds?
38. 38.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
39. 39.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the paper moves (b) the pictures are wet (c) the eye blends them (d) magic ink
40. 40.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 16 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?

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