Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 866 · 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 hand-drawn cartoon (b) a rigged digital model (c) a clay model moved a bit (d) a digital 3D character
2. 2.🌀 A zoetrope with 15 pictures round its drum shows 45 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
3. 3.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) toys shot step by step (c) a rigged digital model (d) flipbook pages
4. 4.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
5. 5.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a rigged digital model? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
7. 7.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
8. 8.🎞️ A spinning drum with pictures inside and slits to look through is … (a) a microphone (b) a flipbook (c) a storyboard (d) a zoetrope
9. 9.🌀 A zoetrope with 9 pictures round its drum shows 36 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
10. 10.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) pencil drawings on paper (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a virtual 3D world
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a flipbook (c) a framed painting (d) a printed photo
12. 12.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
13. 13.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) the rule of thirds (b) colour mixing (c) persistence of vision (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) flipbook pages
15. 15.🌀 A zoetrope has 11 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 5 seconds?
16. 16.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a looping GIF (c) a comic book page (d) a video game scene
18. 18.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) toys shot step by step (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) a computer-built model (d) paper cut-outs shot
19. 19.🌀 A zoetrope with 14 pictures round its drum shows 14 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
20. 20.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
21. 21.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) flipbook pages (b) a computer-built model (c) paper cut-outs shot (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
22. 22.🎞️ What happens if the pictures are shown too slowly? (a) the colours fade (b) it plays backwards (c) the movement looks jumpy (d) it gets louder
23. 23.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌀 A zoetrope with 16 pictures round its drum shows 48 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
26. 26.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) stop-motion (b) 3D computer animation (c) 2D drawn animation
27. 27.True or false: a road sign shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a printed photo (d) a road sign
30. 30.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
31. 31.True or false: a looping GIF shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a poster on a wall shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a stop-motion film (c) a cartoon film (d) a looping GIF
34. 34.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) toys shot step by step (c) a hand-drawn cartoon (d) a digital 3D character
35. 35.True or false: a framed painting shows moving pictures. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see in 4 seconds?
37. 37.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a virtual 3D world (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) toys shot step by step
38. 38.🌀 A zoetrope with 8 pictures round its drum shows 24 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stop-motion film (b) a looping GIF (c) a printed photo (d) a spinning zoetrope
40. 40.True or false: a video game scene shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False

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