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Animation Worksheet: Keyframes and In-Betweens

Animation and design lesson 4: Keyframes and in-betweens · Set 101 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (Keys, then in-betweens): Keyframes = the main poses; in-betweens = the drawings between them; tweening = the app makes the in-betweens. In-betweens between two keyframes = second frame number − first frame number − 1. Equal steps: one step = distance ÷ number of steps. Drawings in all = keyframes + in-betweens.

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  1. 1.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “a drawing filling a gap”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
  2. 2.🔑 What is usually drawn first? (a) the keyframes (b) the in-betweens (c) the end credits (d) the music
  3. 3.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 24 cm in 8 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 7 (in cm)?
  4. 4.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 2 and frame 6. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  5. 5.True or false: “the first main pose” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a drawing filling a gap” is a keyframe. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the final main pose”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  8. 8.🔑 A scene has 4 keyframes in a row, with 2 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
  9. 9.🔑 A scene has 4 keyframes in a row, with 6 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
  10. 10.🔑 A scene has 3 keyframes in a row, with 5 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
  11. 11.🔑 Fewer in-betweens between two keyframes make the move … (a) darker (b) quieter (c) slower (d) faster
  12. 12.True or false: “the start of a jump” is a keyframe. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 24 cm in 6 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 1 (in cm)?
  14. 14.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 16 cm in 8 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 4 (in cm)?
  15. 15.🔑 When an animation app draws the in-betweens for you, it is called … (a) zooming (b) cropping (c) tweening (d) squashing
  16. 16.🔑 What are the drawings between keyframes called? (a) close-ups (b) thumbnails (c) in-betweens (d) titles
  17. 17.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 11 and frame 22. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  18. 18.True or false: “the final main pose” is an in-between. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔑 A scene has 6 keyframes in a row, with 5 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
  20. 20.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 6 and frame 12. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  21. 21.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the start of a jump”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  22. 22.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 18 and frame 23. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  23. 23.True or false: “a pose between two keys” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 13 and frame 15. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  25. 25.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 32 cm in 8 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 7 (in cm)?
  26. 26.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 2 and frame 13. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  27. 27.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 6 and frame 18. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  28. 28.🔑 More in-betweens between two keyframes make the move … (a) slower and smoother (b) faster and jumpier (c) louder (d) brighter
  29. 29.True or false: “the top of the jump” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the landing pose”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  31. 31.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 24 cm in 3 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 1 (in cm)?
  32. 32.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 16 and frame 25. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  33. 33.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “a pose between two keys”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  34. 34.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 6 and frame 11. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  35. 35.True or false: “a drawing filling a gap” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “just after take-off” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔑 A scene has 8 keyframes in a row, with 2 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
  38. 38.True or false: “the final main pose” is a keyframe. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “just before landing” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 4 and frame 8. How many in-between frames are there between them?

Answer key

  1. in-between
  2. the keyframes
  3. 21
  4. 3
  5. False
  6. False
  7. keyframe
  8. 10
  9. 22
  10. 13
  11. faster
  12. True
  13. 4
  14. 8
  15. tweening
  16. in-betweens
  17. 10
  18. False
  19. 31
  20. 5
  21. keyframe
  22. 4
  23. True
  24. 1
  25. 28
  26. 10
  27. 11
  28. slower and smoother
  29. False
  30. keyframe
  31. 8
  32. 8
  33. in-between
  34. 4
  35. True
  36. True
  37. 22
  38. True
  39. True
  40. 3

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