Animation Worksheet: Storyboards

Animation and design lesson 7: Storyboards · Set 72 · 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 sketch of each shot” is part of the storyboard. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “an arrow for movement” is part of the storyboard. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a box for every shot” is part of the animatic. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 Each storyboard page holds 6 panels. How many panels fit on 3 pages?
5. 5.📋 A 98-second film is planned with one panel for every 7 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
6. 6.📋 A 64-second film is planned with one panel for every 8 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
7. 7.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “write the story idea”? (a) share the final film (b) add the in-betweens (c) add colour and sound (d) draw the storyboard
8. 8.📋 A storyboard drawing should be … (a) very detailed (b) quick and simple (c) perfect and coloured (d) in 3D
9. 9.📋 An arrow drawn in a storyboard panel usually shows … (a) the music (b) a mistake (c) the price (d) where things move
10. 10.📋 A storyboard has 9 panels and each panel stands for 4 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
11. 11.🔢 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
12. 12.📋 A 52-second film is planned with one panel for every 4 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
13. 13.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “an arrow for movement”? (a) the script (b) the storyboard (c) the animatic
14. 14.📋 What is a storyboard? (a) the final colours (b) drawings of each shot (c) a font style (d) a list of sounds
15. 15.📋 A storyboard has 6 panels and each panel stands for 6 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
16. 16.🔢 To make an animated film, which is the LAST step? (a) add the in-betweens (b) share the final film (c) draw the keyframes (d) write the story idea
17. 17.🔢 To make an animated film, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the keyframes (b) share the final film (c) draw the storyboard (d) write the story idea
18. 18.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “share the final film” or “add the in-betweens”? (a) add the in-betweens (b) share the final film
19. 19.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “add the in-betweens”? (a) add colour and sound (b) draw the keyframes (c) share the final film (d) draw the storyboard
20. 20.📋 A storyboard has 5 panels and each panel stands for 3 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
21. 21.📋 Each storyboard page holds 8 panels. How many panels fit on 7 pages?
22. 22.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “add the in-betweens” or “draw the keyframes”? (a) add the in-betweens (b) draw the keyframes
23. 23.True or false: “a note under a panel” is part of the script. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 Why make a storyboard before animating? (a) to plan before animating (b) to skip the story (c) to pick a font (d) to make it longer
25. 25.📋 Each storyboard page holds 9 panels. How many panels fit on 3 pages?
26. 26.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “draw the keyframes”? (a) write the story idea (b) add the in-betweens (c) add colour and sound (d) share the final film
27. 27.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a sketch reel with sound”? (a) the animatic (b) the storyboard (c) the script
28. 28.📋 A 24-second film is planned with one panel for every 6 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
29. 29.📋 A 144-second film is planned with one panel for every 8 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
30. 30.📋 A 21-second film is planned with one panel for every 3 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
31. 31.📋 A storyboard has 18 panels and each panel stands for 2 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
32. 32.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “the name of each speaker”? (a) the storyboard (b) the animatic (c) the script
33. 33.📋 A storyboard looks most like … (a) a map (b) a calendar (c) a shopping list (d) a comic strip
34. 34.📋 Each storyboard page holds 5 panels. How many panels fit on 6 pages?
35. 35.📋 A storyboard has 18 panels and each panel stands for 3 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
36. 36.True or false: “a line a character says” is part of the animatic. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “share the final film” or “add colour and sound”? (a) share the final film (b) add colour and sound
38. 38.📋 Each storyboard page holds 5 panels. How many panels fit on 4 pages?
39. 39.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “draw the storyboard” or “write the story idea”? (a) write the story idea (b) draw the storyboard
40. 40.True or false: “an arrow for movement” is part of the script. (a) False (b) True

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