Animation Worksheet: Stop Motion

Animation and design lesson 5: Stop-motion animation · Set 759 · 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: “make big jumps each move”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
2. 2.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “switch lamps mid-scene”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
3. 3.🧸 A clay car must move 9 cm in 3 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
4. 4.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 10 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 16 seconds?
5. 5.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “tape the set down”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
6. 6.🔢 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
7. 7.🧸 You took 96 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 12 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
8. 8.True or false: “move in tiny steps” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧸 Each stop-motion photo takes 30 seconds to set up and shoot. How many minutes do 14 photos take?
10. 10.True or false: “bump the table often” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “build the set and models”? (a) fix the camera in place (b) repeat photo and move (c) play the photos fast (d) take one photo
12. 12.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “use steady lamp light”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
13. 13.🧸 A clay car must move 11 cm in 11 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
14. 14.🧸 A clay car must move 18 cm in 9 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
15. 15.True or false: “keep hands out of shots” is a poor stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧸 A clay car must move 16 cm in 4 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
17. 17.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “move the model a little” or “take one photo”? (a) move the model a little (b) take one photo
18. 18.🧸 A clay car must move 6 cm in 3 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
19. 19.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which is the LAST step? (a) play the photos fast (b) take one photo (c) repeat photo and move (d) build the set and models
20. 20.🧸 Good or poor stop-motion tip: “use a stand or tripod”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
21. 21.🧸 In stop-motion, how is movement made? (a) drawing on glass (b) speeding up a song (c) one long video (d) photos of small moves
22. 22.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “take one photo” or “repeat photo and move”? (a) take one photo (b) repeat photo and move
23. 23.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “move the model a little” or “repeat photo and move”? (a) move the model a little (b) repeat photo and move
24. 24.🧸 Each stop-motion photo takes 15 seconds to set up and shoot. How many minutes do 40 photos take?
25. 25.🧸 Why can light from a window spoil a stop-motion film? (a) it turns photos round (b) it stops the camera (c) the light keeps changing (d) windows are noisy
26. 26.🧸 Each stop-motion photo takes 30 seconds to set up and shoot. How many minutes do 34 photos take?
27. 27.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 12 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 7 seconds?
28. 28.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, what comes right after “move the model a little”? (a) play the photos fast (b) build the set and models (c) fix the camera in place (d) repeat photo and move
29. 29.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 12 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 4 seconds?
30. 30.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “take one photo” or “move the model a little”? (a) move the model a little (b) take one photo
31. 31.🧸 Moving a model in very tiny steps makes the film … (a) slower and smoother (b) louder (c) faster and jumpier (d) shorter
32. 32.🧸 You took 204 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 12 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
33. 33.🧸 A clay car must move 45 cm in 9 equal moves, one move for each photo. How many cm is each move?
34. 34.True or false: “move the camera often” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “build the set and models” or “fix the camera in place”? (a) build the set and models (b) fix the camera in place
36. 36.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 15 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 6 seconds?
37. 37.🧸 You took 45 photos for a stop-motion film that plays at 15 photos per second. How many seconds long is it?
38. 38.🔢 To make a stop-motion film, which comes first: “fix the camera in place” or “repeat photo and move”? (a) repeat photo and move (b) fix the camera in place
39. 39.🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 12 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 6 seconds?
40. 40.True or false: “use a stand or tripod” is a good stop-motion tip. (a) False (b) True

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