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Animation Worksheet: Keyframes and In-Betweens

Animation and design lesson 4: Keyframes and in-betweens · Set 322 · 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.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 6 cm in 3 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 1 (in cm)?
  2. 2.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 14 and frame 17. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  3. 3.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 4 and frame 8. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  4. 4.True or false: “the start of a jump” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the first main pose” is an in-between. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔑 What is usually drawn first? (a) the music (b) the end credits (c) the in-betweens (d) the keyframes
  7. 7.True or false: “the final main pose” is an in-between. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔑 A scene has 3 keyframes in a row, with 2 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
  9. 9.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 19 and frame 21. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  10. 10.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 1 and frame 3. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  11. 11.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 28 cm in 7 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 5 (in cm)?
  12. 12.🔑 What is a keyframe? (a) a sound effect (b) a type of font (c) a main, important pose (d) a blank page
  13. 13.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 15 cm in 5 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 2 (in cm)?
  14. 14.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “a pose halfway up”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  15. 15.True or false: “a drawing filling a gap” is a keyframe. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔑 What are the drawings between keyframes called? (a) titles (b) thumbnails (c) in-betweens (d) close-ups
  17. 17.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the first main pose”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  18. 18.🔑 Fewer in-betweens between two keyframes make the move … (a) faster (b) slower (c) darker (d) quieter
  19. 19.True or false: “just after take-off” is a keyframe. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 8 and frame 10. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  21. 21.🔑 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)?
  22. 22.🔑 More in-betweens between two keyframes make the move … (a) louder (b) brighter (c) slower and smoother (d) faster and jumpier
  23. 23.True or false: “a pose between two keys” is a keyframe. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the final main pose” is a keyframe. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 20 and frame 30. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  26. 26.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the landing pose”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  27. 27.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 15 cm in 3 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 2 (in cm)?
  28. 28.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 24 cm in 4 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 3 (in cm)?
  29. 29.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 32 cm in 8 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 4 (in cm)?
  30. 30.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 9 cm in 3 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 2 (in cm)?
  31. 31.🔑 A scene has 7 keyframes in a row, with 5 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
  32. 32.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 11 and frame 26. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  33. 33.True or false: “a pose between two keys” is an in-between. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 10 and frame 16. How many in-between frames are there between them?
  35. 35.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “just before landing”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
  36. 36.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the top of the jump”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
  37. 37.True or false: “a pose halfway up” is a keyframe. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the start of a jump”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  39. 39.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the final main pose”? (a) in-between (b) keyframe
  40. 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

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

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