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Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 380 · 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.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) paper cut-outs shot (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a rigged digital model
  2. 2.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  3. 3.🌀 A zoetrope with 12 pictures round its drum shows 36 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  4. 4.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
  5. 5.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a zoetrope (b) a microphone (c) a storyboard (d) a flipbook
  6. 6.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
  8. 8.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a framed painting shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a road sign (c) a cartoon film (d) a stop-motion film
  11. 11.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
  13. 13.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a rigged digital model (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) frames drawn on a tablet
  14. 14.True or false: a video game scene shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
  16. 16.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) colour mixing (b) squash and stretch (c) the rule of thirds (d) persistence of vision
  18. 18.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 4 seconds?
  19. 19.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a computer-built model (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) paper cut-outs shot
  20. 20.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a cartoon film (c) a looping GIF (d) a stop-motion film
  22. 22.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
  23. 23.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a poster on a wall shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) flipbook pages (d) a clay model moved a bit
  26. 26.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) flipbook pages (d) frames drawn on a tablet
  27. 27.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  28. 28.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it plays backwards (b) it gets louder (c) the colours fade (d) the movement looks jumpy
  30. 30.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
  31. 31.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a framed painting (c) a looping GIF (d) a greeting card
  33. 33.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
  34. 34.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
  35. 35.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) a rigged digital model (d) toys shot step by step
  36. 36.True or false: a stop-motion film shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a comic book page (c) a road sign (d) a framed painting
  38. 38.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
  39. 39.🌀 A zoetrope with 9 pictures round its drum shows 27 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  40. 40.True or false: a comic book page shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a hand-drawn cartoon
  2. 30
  3. 3
  4. stop-motion
  5. a zoetrope
  6. True
  7. 3D computer animation
  8. False
  9. True
  10. a road sign
  11. True
  12. 3D computer animation
  13. a rigged digital model
  14. False
  15. a clay model moved a bit
  16. False
  17. persistence of vision
  18. 144
  19. paper cut-outs shot
  20. False
  21. a printed photo
  22. stop-motion
  23. False
  24. True
  25. flipbook pages
  26. a digital 3D character
  27. 15
  28. False
  29. the movement looks jumpy
  30. 3D computer animation
  31. 16
  32. a looping GIF
  33. 36
  34. 2D drawn animation
  35. pencil drawings on paper
  36. True
  37. a video game scene
  38. stop-motion
  39. 3
  40. False

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