Animation Worksheet: Storyboards

Animation and design lesson 7: Storyboards · Set 688 · 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.📋 A storyboard looks most like … (a) a comic strip (b) a shopping list (c) a map (d) a calendar
2. 2.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “draw the storyboard”? (a) share the final film (b) draw the keyframes (c) add colour and sound (d) write the story idea
3. 3.📋 Each storyboard page holds 5 panels. How many panels fit on 3 pages?
4. 4.🔢 To make an animated film, which is the LAST step? (a) write the story idea (b) draw the keyframes (c) draw the storyboard (d) share the final film
5. 5.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “draw the keyframes” or “add colour and sound”? (a) add colour and sound (b) draw the keyframes
6. 6.🔢 To make an animated film, which is the FIRST step? (a) add the in-betweens (b) draw the keyframes (c) add colour and sound (d) write the story idea
7. 7.📋 An arrow drawn in a storyboard panel usually shows … (a) the music (b) the price (c) where things move (d) a mistake
8. 8.📋 A storyboard has 6 panels and each panel stands for 7 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
9. 9.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a sketch reel with sound”? (a) the animatic (b) the script (c) the storyboard
10. 10.📋 A 126-second film is planned with one panel for every 7 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
11. 11.📋 A 16-second film is planned with one panel for every 4 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
12. 12.📋 A 26-second film is planned with one panel for every 2 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
13. 13.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a line a character says”? (a) the animatic (b) the script (c) the storyboard
14. 14.📋 A 30-second film is planned with one panel for every 5 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
15. 15.📋 Each storyboard page holds 4 panels. How many panels fit on 6 pages?
16. 16.📋 What is a storyboard? (a) a list of sounds (b) drawings of each shot (c) a font style (d) the final colours
17. 17.📋 Why make a storyboard before animating? (a) to skip the story (b) to plan before animating (c) to pick a font (d) to make it longer
18. 18.True or false: “a sketch reel with sound” is part of the animatic. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a note under a panel”? (a) the script (b) the storyboard (c) the animatic
20. 20.📋 Each storyboard page holds 6 panels. How many panels fit on 4 pages?
21. 21.📋 Each storyboard page holds 6 panels. How many panels fit on 3 pages?
22. 22.True or false: “a rough moving preview” is part of the animatic. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 A storyboard has 19 panels and each panel stands for 5 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
24. 24.True or false: “an arrow for movement” is part of the animatic. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a timed panel slideshow” is part of the script. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 A 112-second film is planned with one panel for every 7 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
27. 27.📋 A storyboard has 12 panels and each panel stands for 3 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
28. 28.📋 A 20-second film is planned with one panel for every 4 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
29. 29.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “draw the keyframes” or “draw the storyboard”? (a) draw the storyboard (b) draw the keyframes
30. 30.📋 A storyboard has 10 panels and each panel stands for 2 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
31. 31.📋 A storyboard drawing should be … (a) very detailed (b) perfect and coloured (c) in 3D (d) quick and simple
32. 32.📋 Each storyboard page holds 7 panels. How many panels fit on 2 pages?
33. 33.📋 Each storyboard page holds 7 panels. How many panels fit on 3 pages?
34. 34.True or false: “the name of each speaker” is part of the storyboard. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 Each storyboard page holds 9 panels. How many panels fit on 6 pages?
36. 36.📋 A storyboard has 14 panels and each panel stands for 5 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
37. 37.📋 An 80-second film is planned with one panel for every 8 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
38. 38.📋 A storyboard has 20 panels and each panel stands for 7 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
39. 39.True or false: “a sketch reel with sound” is part of the script. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 Each storyboard page holds 8 panels. How many panels fit on 4 pages?

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