Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 63 · 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) pencil drawings on paper (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a clay model moved a bit
2. 2.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a printed photo (c) a framed painting (d) a spinning zoetrope
4. 4.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) flipbook pages (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) a digital 3D character
5. 5.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a virtual 3D world (d) a clay model moved a bit
6. 6.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
7. 7.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a virtual 3D world (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) frames drawn on a tablet
8. 8.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
9. 9.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
10. 10.True or false: a framed painting shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
13. 13.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
14. 14.True or false: a comic book page shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
16. 16.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) toys shot step by step (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) frames drawn on a tablet
17. 17.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) a rigged digital model
18. 18.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) the rule of thirds (b) squash and stretch (c) persistence of vision (d) colour mixing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a flipbook (c) a poster on a wall (d) a road sign
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cartoon film (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a flipbook (d) a framed painting
21. 21.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
22. 22.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it gets louder (b) the colours fade (c) it plays backwards (d) the movement looks jumpy
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a stop-motion film (c) a cartoon film (d) a road sign
24. 24.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
27. 27.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a storyboard (b) a flipbook (c) a microphone (d) a zoetrope
28. 28.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
31. 31.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) in the same place (b) a little further along (c) much bigger (d) in a new colour
32. 32.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 10 seconds?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road sign (b) a framed painting (c) a printed photo (d) a cartoon film
36. 36.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) one big painting (b) only sound (c) many still pictures (d) a single photo
37. 37.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
38. 38.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
39. 39.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a cartoon film (c) a video game scene (d) a flipbook

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