Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 64 · 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) a digital 3D character (b) a virtual 3D world (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
2. 2.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
3. 3.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
4. 4.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
5. 5.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) a computer-built model
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a greeting card (c) a road sign (d) a flipbook
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a stop-motion film (d) a video game scene
8. 8.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) puppets moved bit by bit
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
10. 10.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
11. 11.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) a rigged digital model (d) puppets moved bit by bit
12. 12.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a looping GIF (c) a greeting card (d) a video game scene
14. 14.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
15. 15.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
16. 16.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) in a new colour (b) a little further along (c) in the same place (d) much bigger
17. 17.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a virtual 3D world
18. 18.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
19. 19.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) only sound (b) many still pictures (c) one big painting (d) a single photo
20. 20.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
21. 21.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 8 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
22. 22.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a zoetrope (b) a microphone (c) a storyboard (d) a flipbook
23. 23.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the paper moves (b) the eye blends them (c) magic ink (d) the pictures are wet
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a printed photo (c) a cartoon film (d) a spinning zoetrope
26. 26.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) toys shot step by step
27. 27.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
28. 28.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
29. 29.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 9 seconds?
31. 31.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
32. 32.True or false: a looping GIF shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎞️ A card has a bird on one side and a cage on the other. It is spun very fast. What do you see? (a) an empty cage (b) the bird in the cage (c) two birds (d) nothing at all
34. 34.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
35. 35.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a virtual 3D world (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) pencil drawings on paper
36. 36.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a stop-motion film shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road sign (b) a flipbook (c) a cartoon film (d) a spinning zoetrope
40. 40.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?

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