Animation Worksheet: Stop Motion

Animation and design lesson 5: Stop-motion animation · Set 449 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “use steady lamp light”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
2. 2.🧸 In stop-motion, how is movement made? (a) speeding up a song (b) drawing on glass (c) one long video (d) photos of small moves
3. 3.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “make big jumps each move”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
4. 4.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “leave a hand in shot”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
5. 5.🧸 Why can light from a window spoil a stop-motion film? (a) it turns photos round (b) windows are noisy (c) it stops the camera (d) the light keeps changing
6. 6.🧸 You took 150 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 10 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
7. 7.True or false: “use steady lamp light” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “move in tiny steps”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
9. 9.True or false: “shoot by a sunny window” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧸 A clay car must move 15 cm in 3 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
11. 11.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 12 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 6 seconds?
12. 12.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “switch lamps mid-scene”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
13. 13.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “tape the set down”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
14. 14.🧸 You took 165 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 15 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
15. 15.🔢 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) take one photo
16. 16.True or false: “shoot by a sunny window” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧸 You took 156 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 12 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
18. 18.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “take one photo”? (a) play the photos fast (b) move the model a little (c) repeat photo and move (d) fix the camera in place
19. 19.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “shoot by a sunny window”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
20. 20.🧸 Moving a model in very tiny steps makes the film … (a) faster and jumpier (b) shorter (c) slower and smoother (d) louder
21. 21.🧸 You took 140 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 10 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
22. 22.🧸 Each stop-motion photo takes 30 seconds to set up and shoot. How many minutes do 4 photos take?
23. 23.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “fix the camera in place”? (a) build the set and models (b) take one photo (c) play the photos fast (d) repeat photo and move
24. 24.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “repeat photo and move”? (a) move the model a little (b) take one photo (c) play the photos fast (d) fix the camera in place
25. 25.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “play the photos fast” or “repeat photo and move”? (a) play the photos fast (b) repeat photo and move
26. 26.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “move the camera often”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
27. 27.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which is the LAST step? (a) move the model a little (b) build the set and models (c) play the photos fast (d) fix the camera in place
28. 28.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which is the FIRST step? (a) play the photos fast (b) fix the camera in place (c) take one photo (d) build the set and models
29. 29.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “build the set and models”? (a) take one photo (b) fix the camera in place (c) play the photos fast (d) repeat photo and move
30. 30.🧸 Why must the camera stay perfectly still? (a) so photos are blurry (b) so the set does not jump (c) to make it louder (d) to save battery
31. 31.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “take one photo” or “fix the camera in place”? (a) fix the camera in place (b) take one photo
32. 32.True or false: “use a stand or tripod” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “keep hands out of shots” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “keep hands out of shots”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
35. 35.🧸 You took 170 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 10 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
36. 36.🧸 Each stop-motion photo takes 10 seconds to set up and shoot. How many minutes do 96 photos take?
37. 37.True or false: “leave a hand in shot” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “fix the camera in place” or “play the photos fast”? (a) play the photos fast (b) fix the camera in place
39. 39.🧸 Each stop-motion photo takes 20 seconds to set up and shoot. How many minutes do 30 photos take?
40. 40.🧸 A clay car must move 5 cm in 5 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?

Free animation and design lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/animation-for-kids