Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 516 · 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 puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
2. 2.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a microphone (b) a flipbook (c) a storyboard (d) a zoetrope
3. 3.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) pixel (b) poster (c) frame (d) font
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a poster on a wall (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a greeting card
5. 5.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
6. 6.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
7. 7.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
8. 8.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
10. 10.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a computer-built model (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a digital 3D character
11. 11.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
12. 12.True or false: a greeting card shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) flipbook pages (b) a computer-built model (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a rigged digital model
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a stop-motion film (c) a cartoon film (d) a spinning zoetrope
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a video game scene (c) a framed painting (d) a comic book page
17. 17.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a computer-built model (c) a virtual 3D world (d) frames drawn on a tablet
18. 18.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) in a new colour (b) in the same place (c) a little further along (d) much bigger
19. 19.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a rigged digital model (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
21. 21.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a digital 3D character (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) a virtual 3D world
22. 22.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it plays backwards (b) the colours fade (c) it gets louder (d) the movement looks jumpy
23. 23.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 6 seconds?
24. 24.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
25. 25.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌀 A zoetrope with 12 pictures round its drum shows 24 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
27. 27.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 6 seconds?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a cartoon film (c) a framed painting (d) a looping GIF
29. 29.True or false: a poster on a wall shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
32. 32.True or false: a video game scene shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) flipbook pages
34. 34.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) many still pictures (b) only sound (c) one big painting (d) a single photo
35. 35.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
38. 38.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) toys shot step by step (d) a computer-built model
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a flipbook (d) a comic book page
40. 40.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True

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