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Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 699 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
  2. 2.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a computer-built model (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) flipbook pages (d) toys shot step by step
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a poster on a wall (d) a looping GIF
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a greeting card (c) a cartoon film (d) a printed photo
  5. 5.True or false: a greeting card shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) a computer-built model (c) a rigged digital model (d) pencil drawings on paper
  7. 7.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a digital 3D character (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) flipbook pages
  9. 9.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) flipbook pages (b) toys shot step by step (c) a rigged digital model (d) pencil drawings on paper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a video game scene (c) a cartoon film (d) a greeting card
  11. 11.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
  12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 2 seconds?
  13. 13.True or false: a looping GIF shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a looping GIF (c) a comic book page (d) a framed painting
  15. 15.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌀 A zoetrope with 14 pictures round its drum shows 42 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  17. 17.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  18. 18.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
  21. 21.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a storyboard (b) a zoetrope (c) a microphone (d) a flipbook
  22. 22.🌀 A zoetrope with 11 pictures round its drum shows 44 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  23. 23.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) a virtual 3D world (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
  24. 24.True or false: a stop-motion film shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) many still pictures (b) one big painting (c) only sound (d) a single photo
  26. 26.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  27. 27.🌀 A zoetrope with 15 pictures round its drum shows 60 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  28. 28.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
  29. 29.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) stop-motion (c) 3D computer animation
  30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope with 10 pictures round its drum shows 40 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  31. 31.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it gets louder (b) the colours fade (c) the movement looks jumpy (d) it plays backwards
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road sign (b) a stop-motion film (c) a poster on a wall (d) a greeting card
  33. 33.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a rigged digital model (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a computer-built model (d) puppets moved bit by bit
  36. 36.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌀 A zoetrope has 15 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  39. 39.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  40. 40.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion

Answer key

  1. 3D computer animation
  2. a computer-built model
  3. a poster on a wall
  4. a cartoon film
  5. True
  6. pencil drawings on paper
  7. True
  8. flipbook pages
  9. toys shot step by step
  10. a greeting card
  11. 2D drawn animation
  12. 40
  13. True
  14. a looping GIF
  15. True
  16. 3
  17. 24
  18. False
  19. False
  20. stop-motion
  21. a zoetrope
  22. 4
  23. a hand-drawn cartoon
  24. True
  25. many still pictures
  26. 11
  27. 4
  28. 72
  29. 2D drawn animation
  30. 4
  31. the movement looks jumpy
  32. a stop-motion film
  33. False
  34. True
  35. frames drawn on a tablet
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 60
  39. 40
  40. 2D drawn animation

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