Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 79 · 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) a rigged digital model (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) a virtual 3D world
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.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a clay model moved a bit (b) toys shot step by step (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a computer-built model
4. 4.🌀 A zoetrope has 8 pictures round its drum and spins 4 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a video game scene (c) a looping GIF (d) a road sign
6. 6.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 32 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
9. 9.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
10. 10.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a comic book page (c) a video game scene (d) a printed photo
12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 12 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 9 seconds?
13. 13.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a computer-built model? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
15. 15.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
16. 16.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
17. 17.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a computer-built model (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) paper cut-outs shot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a road sign (c) a printed photo (d) a comic book page
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spinning zoetrope (b) a printed photo (c) a greeting card (d) a framed painting
20. 20.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
21. 21.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 3 seconds?
22. 22.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 8 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
23. 23.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) flipbook pages (d) toys shot step by step
24. 24.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) the rule of thirds (b) persistence of vision (c) squash and stretch (d) colour mixing
25. 25.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the eye blends them (b) magic ink (c) the paper moves (d) the pictures are wet
26. 26.True or false: a road sign shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a framed painting shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) flipbook pages (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) a virtual 3D world (d) puppets moved bit by bit
29. 29.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
30. 30.True or false: a cartoon film shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a poster on a wall shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) flipbook pages (b) a virtual 3D world (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) pencil drawings on paper
33. 33.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) a digital 3D character (c) flipbook pages (d) a clay model moved a bit
35. 35.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 8 seconds?
36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a cartoon film (c) a looping GIF (d) a printed photo
38. 38.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
39. 39.🌀 A zoetrope has 14 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
40. 40.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a hand-drawn cartoon (b) paper cut-outs shot (c) a computer-built model (d) a rigged digital model

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