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