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Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 373 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. False
  3. persistence of vision
  4. a clay model moved a bit
  5. False
  6. False
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a digital 3D character
  10. 2
  11. 3D computer animation
  12. 2D drawn animation
  13. False
  14. stop-motion
  15. False
  16. a rigged digital model
  17. the eye blends them
  18. True
  19. 2D drawn animation
  20. pencil drawings on paper
  21. 11
  22. a zoetrope
  23. False
  24. puppets moved bit by bit
  25. 24
  26. 3D computer animation
  27. stop-motion
  28. a spinning zoetrope
  29. stop-motion
  30. 120
  31. True
  32. 8
  33. 3D computer animation
  34. a comic book page
  35. a poster on a wall
  36. 40
  37. True
  38. False
  39. 2
  40. 15

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