Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 412 · 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 comic book page shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
3. 3.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 32 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
4. 4.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a digital 3D character (d) toys shot step by step
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a looping GIF (c) a cartoon film (d) a road sign
6. 6.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) puppets moved bit by bit
7. 7.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a computer-built model (b) a rigged digital model (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a clay model moved a bit
8. 8.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a digital 3D character
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
10. 10.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) only sound (b) one big painting (c) a single photo (d) many still pictures
11. 11.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a printed photo (d) a looping GIF
13. 13.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) flipbook pages (b) toys shot step by step (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a computer-built model
16. 16.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 7 seconds?
17. 17.True or false: a greeting card shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a looping GIF (d) a cartoon film
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a road sign (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a printed photo
21. 21.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a digital 3D character
22. 22.🎞️ 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
23. 23.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cartoon film (b) a greeting card (c) a comic book page (d) a poster on a wall
26. 26.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a computer-built model (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a rigged digital model
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a road sign (c) a comic book page (d) a framed painting
28. 28.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) flipbook pages (d) puppets moved bit by bit
29. 29.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a digital 3D character (b) flipbook pages (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) frames drawn on a tablet
31. 31.True or false: a greeting card shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
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.🌀 A zoetrope with 9 pictures round its drum shows 9 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
34. 34.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 10 seconds?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cartoon film (b) a stop-motion film (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a framed painting
36. 36.True or false: a framed painting shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True

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