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Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 761 · 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.True or false: a greeting card shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) a computer-built model (d) flipbook pages
  3. 3.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
  4. 4.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
  5. 5.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
  6. 6.True or false: a framed painting shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses flipbook pages? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
  8. 8.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) the rule of thirds (c) persistence of vision (d) colour mixing
  9. 9.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) paper cut-outs shot (c) toys shot step by step (d) a digital 3D character
  10. 10.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it plays backwards (b) the movement looks jumpy (c) the colours fade (d) it gets louder
  11. 11.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
  13. 13.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 10 seconds?
  14. 14.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) toys shot step by step (c) a virtual 3D world (d) flipbook pages
  16. 16.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) toys shot step by step
  17. 17.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a rigged digital model (b) toys shot step by step (c) flipbook pages (d) pencil drawings on paper
  18. 18.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
  19. 19.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
  20. 20.🌀 A zoetrope with 16 pictures round its drum shows 32 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  21. 21.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a poster on a wall (c) a flipbook (d) a printed photo
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a comic book page (c) a poster on a wall (d) a video game scene
  24. 24.🌀 A zoetrope with 9 pictures round its drum shows 9 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  25. 25.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road sign (b) a printed photo (c) a stop-motion film (d) a framed painting
  27. 27.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a looping GIF (c) a video game scene (d) a comic book page
  29. 29.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) many still pictures (b) a single photo (c) only sound (d) one big painting
  30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 4 seconds?
  31. 31.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) a rigged digital model (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
  32. 32.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 32 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  34. 34.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
  35. 35.True or false: a flipbook shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope with 14 pictures round its drum shows 14 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
  37. 37.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a comic book page shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cartoon film (b) a poster on a wall (c) a stop-motion film (d) a spinning zoetrope

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a computer-built model
  3. 2D drawn animation
  4. stop-motion
  5. stop-motion
  6. True
  7. 2D drawn animation
  8. persistence of vision
  9. a digital 3D character
  10. the movement looks jumpy
  11. 13
  12. 26
  13. 270
  14. True
  15. flipbook pages
  16. frames drawn on a tablet
  17. a rigged digital model
  18. 3D computer animation
  19. 3D computer animation
  20. 2
  21. False
  22. a flipbook
  23. a video game scene
  24. 1
  25. True
  26. a stop-motion film
  27. 336
  28. a comic book page
  29. many still pictures
  30. 156
  31. a clay model moved a bit
  32. False
  33. 4
  34. 3D computer animation
  35. False
  36. 1
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a poster on a wall

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