Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 605 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a cartoon film (c) a looping GIF (d) a comic book page
2. 2.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 7 seconds?
5. 5.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
6. 6.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
8. 8.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the eye blends them (b) the pictures are wet (c) the paper moves (d) magic ink
9. 9.True or false: a stop-motion film shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
11. 11.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 7 seconds?
12. 12.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a digital 3D character (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) toys shot step by step
13. 13.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 6 seconds?
14. 14.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
15. 15.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
16. 16.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
17. 17.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
19. 19.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it plays backwards (b) it gets louder (c) the movement looks jumpy (d) the colours fade
20. 20.🌀 A zoetrope with 12 pictures round its drum shows 48 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
21. 21.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) flipbook pages (d) a virtual 3D world
23. 23.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) pixel (b) font (c) frame (d) poster
24. 24.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
25. 25.🌀 A zoetrope with 10 pictures round its drum shows 30 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
26. 26.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
28. 28.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) a digital 3D character (d) frames drawn on a tablet
29. 29.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) flipbook pages (d) paper cut-outs shot
30. 30.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a computer-built model
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a cartoon film (c) a flipbook (d) a poster on a wall
32. 32.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
33. 33.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
34. 34.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a rigged digital model (d) a computer-built model
35. 35.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a stop-motion film (c) a greeting card (d) a printed photo
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 4 seconds?
38. 38.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) colour mixing (c) the rule of thirds (d) persistence of vision
39. 39.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
40. 40.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?

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