Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 399 · 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.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it gets louder (b) the movement looks jumpy (c) it plays backwards (d) the colours fade
2. 2.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
3. 3.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) flipbook pages (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) a computer-built model
4. 4.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a video game scene (c) a printed photo (d) a stop-motion film
7. 7.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
8. 8.🌀 A zoetrope with 15 pictures round its drum shows 30 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
9. 9.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
10. 10.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a virtual 3D world (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) paper cut-outs shot
11. 11.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a rigged digital model (c) toys shot step by step (d) a digital 3D character
12. 12.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a digital 3D character (c) flipbook pages (d) toys shot step by step
14. 14.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) toys shot step by step (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) paper cut-outs shot
16. 16.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) a rigged digital model (c) a virtual 3D world (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
17. 17.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
18. 18.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
19. 19.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
21. 21.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a flipbook (b) a microphone (c) a zoetrope (d) a storyboard
22. 22.🌀 A zoetrope with 14 pictures round its drum shows 28 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
23. 23.🌀 A zoetrope with 12 pictures round its drum shows 36 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a cartoon film (c) a road sign (d) a video game scene
25. 25.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
27. 27.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
28. 28.🌀 A zoetrope with 12 pictures round its drum shows 12 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
29. 29.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) a rigged digital model (d) pencil drawings on paper
30. 30.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) a rigged digital model
31. 31.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
32. 32.True or false: a video game scene shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a flipbook (c) a video game scene (d) a greeting card
34. 34.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
35. 35.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) a digital 3D character (d) a rigged digital model
36. 36.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
38. 38.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a framed painting (c) a greeting card (d) a printed photo
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cartoon film (b) a video game scene (c) a looping GIF (d) a comic book page

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