Animation Worksheet: Storyboards

Animation and design lesson 7: Storyboards · Set 647 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Plan before you animate): Script = the words; storyboard = a quick sketch of each shot; animatic = the storyboard timed with sound. Film length = panels × seconds each; panels = film length ÷ seconds each. Order: idea → storyboard → keyframes → in-betweens → colour and sound → share.

1. 1.True or false: “a box for every shot” is part of the storyboard. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “the name of each speaker” is part of the script. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 Each storyboard page holds 5 panels. How many panels fit on 3 pages?
4. 4.📋 What is a storyboard? (a) drawings of each shot (b) a font style (c) a list of sounds (d) the final colours
5. 5.True or false: “a line a character says” is part of the script. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 A 20-second film is planned with one panel for every 5 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
7. 7.📋 A storyboard has 20 panels and each panel stands for 7 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
8. 8.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “the story in words”? (a) the storyboard (b) the animatic (c) the script
9. 9.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “draw the keyframes”? (a) write the story idea (b) share the final film (c) add the in-betweens (d) draw the storyboard
10. 10.📋 An arrow drawn in a storyboard panel usually shows … (a) a mistake (b) the music (c) the price (d) where things move
11. 11.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “the name of each speaker”? (a) the storyboard (b) the animatic (c) the script
12. 12.🔢 To make an animated film, which is the LAST step? (a) write the story idea (b) add colour and sound (c) add the in-betweens (d) share the final film
13. 13.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “write the story idea” or “draw the storyboard”? (a) write the story idea (b) draw the storyboard
14. 14.📋 Why make a storyboard before animating? (a) to pick a font (b) to skip the story (c) to make it longer (d) to plan before animating
15. 15.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a note under a panel”? (a) the animatic (b) the storyboard (c) the script
16. 16.📋 An 18-second film is planned with one panel for every 3 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
17. 17.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “draw the storyboard” or “add colour and sound”? (a) add colour and sound (b) draw the storyboard
18. 18.True or false: “the story in words” is part of the storyboard. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 A storyboard has 4 panels and each panel stands for 2 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
20. 20.True or false: “a line a character says” is part of the animatic. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📋 Each storyboard page holds 5 panels. How many panels fit on 4 pages?
22. 22.📋 Each storyboard page holds 8 panels. How many panels fit on 7 pages?
23. 23.📋 A 56-second film is planned with one panel for every 4 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
24. 24.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “an arrow for movement”? (a) the animatic (b) the storyboard (c) the script
25. 25.📋 An 84-second film is planned with one panel for every 6 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
26. 26.📋 A 102-second film is planned with one panel for every 6 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
27. 27.📋 A storyboard has 6 panels and each panel stands for 2 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
28. 28.📋 A storyboard drawing should be … (a) quick and simple (b) in 3D (c) perfect and coloured (d) very detailed
29. 29.📋 A storyboard has 17 panels and each panel stands for 7 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
30. 30.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “share the final film” or “add colour and sound”? (a) add colour and sound (b) share the final film
31. 31.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “share the final film” or “draw the storyboard”? (a) draw the storyboard (b) share the final film
32. 32.📋 A 133-second film is planned with one panel for every 7 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
33. 33.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a sketch of each shot”? (a) the storyboard (b) the animatic (c) the script
34. 34.📋 Each storyboard page holds 8 panels. How many panels fit on 6 pages?
35. 35.📋 A 42-second film is planned with one panel for every 3 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
36. 36.📋 A storyboard looks most like … (a) a shopping list (b) a calendar (c) a comic strip (d) a map
37. 37.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “add colour and sound”? (a) add the in-betweens (b) draw the storyboard (c) draw the keyframes (d) share the final film
38. 38.📋 A storyboard has 10 panels and each panel stands for 3 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
39. 39.True or false: “an arrow for movement” is part of the storyboard. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 A storyboard has 17 panels and each panel stands for 4 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?

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