Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 779 · 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 kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
2. 2.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) one big painting (b) only sound (c) many still pictures (d) a single photo
3. 3.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
4. 4.True or false: a cartoon film shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) puppets moved bit by bit (d) frames drawn on a tablet
6. 6.🎞️ To show a ball rolling, each new picture shows the ball … (a) a little further along (b) in a new colour (c) much bigger (d) in the same place
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a greeting card (c) a flipbook (d) a comic book page
8. 8.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a flipbook (c) a cartoon film (d) a road sign
10. 10.🌀 A zoetrope has 16 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a looping GIF (c) a stop-motion film (d) a flipbook
12. 12.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
13. 13.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) a digital 3D character (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) toys shot step by step
14. 14.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) font (b) pixel (c) frame (d) poster
15. 15.🌀 A zoetrope with 10 pictures round its drum shows 10 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
16. 16.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cartoon film (b) a road sign (c) a printed photo (d) a comic book page
18. 18.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) toys shot step by step (c) a virtual 3D world (d) flipbook pages
19. 19.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
20. 20.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
21. 21.🎞️ 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
22. 22.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 7 seconds?
23. 23.🌀 A zoetrope with 12 pictures round its drum shows 12 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a flipbook (d) a video game scene
25. 25.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a greeting card (c) a framed painting (d) a road sign
27. 27.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
28. 28.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
29. 29.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope with 13 pictures round its drum shows 39 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
31. 31.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
32. 32.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a greeting card (b) a poster on a wall (c) a comic book page (d) a spinning zoetrope
34. 34.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) paper cut-outs shot (b) frames drawn on a tablet (c) toys shot step by step (d) puppets moved bit by bit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video game scene (b) a framed painting (c) a comic book page (d) a greeting card
36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
37. 37.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) it gets louder (b) the movement looks jumpy (c) it plays backwards (d) the colours fade
38. 38.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a computer-built model (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) toys shot step by step (d) a virtual 3D world
39. 39.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the eye blends them (b) the paper moves (c) the pictures are wet (d) magic ink
40. 40.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?

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