Animation Worksheet: How Animation Works

Animation and design lesson 1: How animation works · Set 92 · 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.🎞️ The idea that the eye holds a picture for a split second is called … (a) persistence of vision (b) squash and stretch (c) colour mixing (d) the rule of thirds
2. 2.True or false: a comic book page shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) paper cut-outs shot
4. 4.🎞️ Each single picture in an animation is called a … (a) pixel (b) frame (c) font (d) poster
5. 5.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses toys shot step by step? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a flipbook (c) a framed painting (d) a printed photo
7. 7.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses puppets moved bit by bit? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
8. 8.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses pencil drawings on paper? (a) 3D computer animation (b) 2D drawn animation (c) stop-motion
9. 9.True or false: a flipbook shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a stop-motion film shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) pencil drawings on paper (b) a rigged digital model (c) a computer-built model (d) puppets moved bit by bit
12. 12.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a computer-built model (b) a hand-drawn cartoon (c) frames drawn on a tablet (d) a clay model moved a bit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poster on a wall (b) a looping GIF (c) a stop-motion film (d) a cartoon film
14. 14.🌀 A zoetrope has 13 pictures round its drum and spins 2 times a second. How many pictures do you see in 6 seconds?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comic book page (b) a spinning zoetrope (c) a greeting card (d) a framed painting
16. 16.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a hand-drawn cartoon? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
17. 17.Which of these is used in 2D drawn animation? (a) puppets moved bit by bit (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) flipbook pages (d) a digital 3D character
18. 18.🌀 A zoetrope with 16 pictures round its drum shows 16 pictures each second. How many times a second does it spin?
19. 19.True or false: a printed photo shows moving pictures. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌀 A zoetrope has 10 pictures round its drum and spins 3 times a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
21. 21.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a virtual 3D world? (a) 2D drawn animation (b) 3D computer animation (c) stop-motion
22. 22.True or false: a spinning zoetrope shows a still picture. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) a digital 3D character (b) a clay model moved a bit (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) paper cut-outs shot
24. 24.🎞️ Why do still pictures shown fast seem to move? (a) the pictures are wet (b) the paper moves (c) the eye blends them (d) magic ink
25. 25.🎞️ What is an animation made of? (a) many still pictures (b) only sound (c) one big painting (d) a single photo
26. 26.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a digital 3D character? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
27. 27.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a virtual 3D world (b) toys shot step by step (c) a computer-built model (d) frames drawn on a tablet
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road sign (b) a printed photo (c) a looping GIF (d) a poster on a wall
29. 29.True or false: a video game scene shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a digital 3D character (b) puppets moved bit by bit (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) flipbook pages
31. 31.Which of these is used in 3D computer animation? (a) frames drawn on a tablet (b) toys shot step by step (c) a computer-built model (d) a hand-drawn cartoon
32. 32.Which of these is used in stop-motion? (a) a rigged digital model (b) a virtual 3D world (c) pencil drawings on paper (d) paper cut-outs shot
33. 33.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses frames drawn on a tablet? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a looping GIF (b) a stop-motion film (c) a spinning zoetrope (d) a greeting card
35. 35.🌀 A zoetrope has 9 pictures round its drum and spins 1 time a second. How many pictures do you see each second?
36. 36.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses paper cut-outs shot? (a) stop-motion (b) 2D drawn animation (c) 3D computer animation
37. 37.True or false: a printed photo shows a still picture. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎞️ Which kind of animation uses a clay model moved a bit? (a) 3D computer animation (b) stop-motion (c) 2D drawn animation
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a framed painting (b) a poster on a wall (c) a road sign (d) a cartoon film
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flipbook (b) a looping GIF (c) a road sign (d) a stop-motion film

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