Animation Worksheet: Keyframes and In-Betweens

Animation and design lesson 4: Keyframes and in-betweens · Set 48 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔑 A scene has 6 keyframes in a row, with 4 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
2. 2.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the start of a jump”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
3. 3.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the first main pose”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
4. 4.🔑 A scene has 7 keyframes in a row, with 3 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
5. 5.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 36 cm in 6 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 5 (in cm)?
6. 6.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 40 cm in 8 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 6 (in cm)?
7. 7.🔑 When an animation app draws the in-betweens for you, it is called … (a) squashing (b) cropping (c) tweening (d) zooming
8. 8.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “a pose between two keys”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
9. 9.True or false: “a pose halfway up” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the top of the jump”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
11. 11.🔑 What is a keyframe? (a) a sound effect (b) a main, important pose (c) a blank page (d) a type of font
12. 12.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 24 cm in 8 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 5 (in cm)?
13. 13.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 14 and frame 27. How many in-between frames are there between them?
14. 14.🔑 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?
15. 15.🔑 What is usually drawn first? (a) the music (b) the keyframes (c) the end credits (d) the in-betweens
16. 16.True or false: “the start of a jump” is an in-between. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 A scene has 5 keyframes in a row, with 6 in-betweens between each pair of neighbouring keyframes. How many drawings is that in all?
18. 18.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 9 cm in 3 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 1 (in cm)?
19. 19.🔑 Fewer in-betweens between two keyframes make the move … (a) darker (b) slower (c) quieter (d) faster
20. 20.True or false: “a drawing filling a gap” is a keyframe. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 What are the drawings between keyframes called? (a) titles (b) in-betweens (c) thumbnails (d) close-ups
22. 22.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the landing pose”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
23. 23.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 6 and frame 14. How many in-between frames are there between them?
24. 24.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 4 and frame 17. How many in-between frames are there between them?
25. 25.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 15 and frame 20. How many in-between frames are there between them?
26. 26.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 21 cm in 3 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 1 (in cm)?
27. 27.True or false: “a pose between two keys” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 4 and frame 18. How many in-between frames are there between them?
29. 29.True or false: “the top of the jump” is an in-between. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 A ball moves from 0 cm to 45 cm in 5 equal steps. How far from the start is it after step 1 (in cm)?
31. 31.True or false: “a pose halfway up” is a keyframe. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “the first main pose” is an in-between. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 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)?
34. 34.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “the final main pose”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
35. 35.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 14 and frame 25. How many in-between frames are there between them?
36. 36.🔑 An animator draws keyframes on frame 2 and frame 15. How many in-between frames are there between them?
37. 37.True or false: “just after take-off” is a keyframe. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 Keyframe or in-between: “just before landing”? (a) keyframe (b) in-between
39. 39.True or false: “a pose between two keys” is a keyframe. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔑 More in-betweens between two keyframes make the move … (a) slower and smoother (b) louder (c) brighter (d) faster and jumpier

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