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Animation Worksheet: Stop Motion

Animation and design lesson 5: Stop-motion animation · Set 169 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (Move, snap, repeat): Steps: build the set and models → fix the camera → take one photo → move the model a little → repeat → play the photos fast. Photos = seconds × photos per second; seconds = photos ÷ photos per second. Still camera, steady lamp light, tiny moves, hands out of shot.

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  1. 1.True or false: “keep hands out of shots” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧸 Why must the camera stay perfectly still? (a) so photos are blurry (b) to save battery (c) so the set does not jump (d) to make it louder
  3. 3.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “use steady lamp light”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
  4. 4.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “repeat photo and move”? (a) fix the camera in place (b) move the model a little (c) build the set and models (d) play the photos fast
  5. 5.🧸 In stop-motion, how is movement made? (a) one long video (b) photos of small moves (c) speeding up a song (d) drawing on glass
  6. 6.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which is the FIRST step? (a) take one photo (b) build the set and models (c) fix the camera in place (d) play the photos fast
  7. 7.🧸 A clay car must move 10 cm in 5 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
  8. 8.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “fix the camera in place”? (a) repeat photo and move (b) play the photos fast (c) build the set and models (d) take one photo
  9. 9.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “keep the camera still”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
  10. 10.True or false: “move the camera often” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “take one photo”? (a) fix the camera in place (b) repeat photo and move (c) move the model a little (d) build the set and models
  12. 12.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “repeat photo and move” or “move the model a little”? (a) move the model a little (b) repeat photo and move
  13. 13.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “shoot by a sunny window”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
  14. 14.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “tape the set down”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
  15. 15.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 10 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 15 seconds?
  16. 16.🧸 You took 180 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 10 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
  17. 17.🧸 A clay car must move 21 cm in 7 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
  18. 18.🧸 You took 144 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 12 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
  19. 19.🧸 A clay car must move 9 cm in 3 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
  20. 20.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “leave a hand in shot”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
  21. 21.🧸 Each stop-motion photo takes 30 seconds to set up and shoot. How many minutes do 8 photos take?
  22. 22.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 15 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 15 seconds?
  23. 23.True or false: “tape the set down” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧸 A clay car must move 8 cm in 8 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
  25. 25.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “use a stand or tripod”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
  26. 26.True or false: “leave a hand in shot” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧸 Why can light from a window spoil a stop-motion film? (a) the light keeps changing (b) windows are noisy (c) it stops the camera (d) it turns photos round
  28. 28.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “move in tiny steps”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
  29. 29.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “repeat photo and move” or “fix the camera in place”? (a) repeat photo and move (b) fix the camera in place
  30. 30.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 15 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 5 seconds?
  31. 31.🧸 A clay car must move 24 cm in 12 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
  32. 32.True or false: “leave a hand in shot” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “move the model a little”? (a) build the set and models (b) fix the camera in place (c) repeat photo and move (d) play the photos fast
  34. 34.True or false: “tape the set down” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧸 A clay car must move 12 cm in 3 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
  36. 36.🧸 A clay car must move 48 cm in 12 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
  37. 37.True or false: “move in tiny steps” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 10 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 11 seconds?
  39. 39.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 10 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 9 seconds?
  40. 40.🧸 A clay car must move 25 cm in 5 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. so the set does not jump
  3. good tip
  4. play the photos fast
  5. photos of small moves
  6. build the set and models
  7. 2
  8. take one photo
  9. good tip
  10. True
  11. move the model a little
  12. move the model a little
  13. poor tip
  14. good tip
  15. 150
  16. 18
  17. 3
  18. 12
  19. 3
  20. poor tip
  21. 4
  22. 225
  23. True
  24. 1
  25. good tip
  26. True
  27. the light keeps changing
  28. good tip
  29. fix the camera in place
  30. 75
  31. 2
  32. False
  33. repeat photo and move
  34. False
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. True
  38. 110
  39. 90
  40. 5

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