Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 623 · 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 of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a digital 3D character (c) flipbook pages (d) a rigged digital model
2. 2.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
3. 3.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 10 seconds?
5. 5.True or false: a greeting card shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
8. 8.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
10. 10.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) flipbook pages
11. 11.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it gets louder (b) it plays backwards (c) the movement looks jumpy (d) the colours fade
12. 12.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) toys shot step by step
13. 13.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a virtual 3D world (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) a computer-built model
14. 14.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) flipbook pages (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a computer-built model
15. 15.🌀 A zoetrope with 11 pictures round its drum shows 33 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
16. 16.True or false: a cartoon film shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌀 A zoetrope with 14 pictures round its drum shows 56 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a printed photo (b) a cartoon film (c) a framed painting (d) a comic book page
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a comic book page (d) a flipbook
20. 20.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 7 seconds?
22. 22.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a road sign (c) a poster on a wall (d) a spinning zoetrope
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a poster on a wall (c) a comic book page (d) a stop-motion film
25. 25.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) a single photo (b) many still pictures (c) only sound (d) one big painting
26. 26.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a microphone (b) a zoetrope (c) a flipbook (d) a storyboard
27. 27.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) puppets moved bit by bit
28. 28.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 24 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
29. 29.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) toys shot step by step
30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope with 12 pictures round its drum shows 48 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a cartoon film (c) a flipbook (d) a greeting card
32. 32.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
33. 33.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a looping GIF (c) a poster on a wall (d) a road sign
35. 35.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
36. 36.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
37. 37.🌀 A zoetrope with 10 pictures round its drum shows 40 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
38. 38.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
40. 40.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?

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