Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 611 · 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.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
2. 2.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a digital 3D character (d) flipbook pages
3. 3.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a storyboard (b) a zoetrope (c) a microphone (d) a flipbook
4. 4.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a digital 3D character (b) a computer-built model (c) toys shot step by step (d) a rigged digital model
5. 5.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) persistence of vision (b) squash and stretch (c) the rule of thirds (d) colour mixing
6. 6.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a comic book page (d) a road sign
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a cartoon film (d) a comic book page
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
10. 10.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) a virtual 3D world (d) pencil drawings on paper
13. 13.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
14. 14.True or false: a greeting card shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a cartoon film (c) a video game scene (d) a greeting card
16. 16.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
17. 17.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) frame (b) poster (c) pixel (d) font
18. 18.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a digital 3D character
19. 19.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
20. 20.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a computer-built model (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a cartoon film (c) a flipbook (d) a poster on a wall
25. 25.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
26. 26.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
27. 27.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) the colours fade (b) it plays backwards (c) it gets louder (d) the movement looks jumpy
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a framed painting (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a cartoon film
30. 30.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a computer-built model (d) a digital 3D character
31. 31.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
32. 32.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
33. 33.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a digital 3D character (d) frames drawn on a tablet
34. 34.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) only sound (b) many still pictures (c) one big painting (d) a single photo
36. 36.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope with 9 pictures round its drum shows 9 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
38. 38.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) a virtual 3D world (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a computer-built model
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a road sign (c) a flipbook (d) a stop-motion film
40. 40.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation

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