Animation Worksheet: Storyboards

Animation and design lesson 7: Storyboards · Set 86 · 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.📋 Each storyboard page holds 9 panels. How many panels fit on 3 pages?
2. 2.📋 A storyboard looks most like … (a) a shopping list (b) a map (c) a comic strip (d) a calendar
3. 3.📋 A storyboard drawing should be … (a) perfect and coloured (b) quick and simple (c) very detailed (d) in 3D
4. 4.📋 A storyboard has 7 panels and each panel stands for 8 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
5. 5.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “add colour and sound”? (a) add the in-betweens (b) write the story idea (c) draw the storyboard (d) share the final film
6. 6.📋 A storyboard has 13 panels and each panel stands for 8 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
7. 7.True or false: “a box for every shot” is part of the animatic. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 What is a storyboard? (a) the final colours (b) drawings of each shot (c) a font style (d) a list of sounds
9. 9.📋 A 68-second film is planned with one panel for every 4 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
10. 10.📋 Each storyboard page holds 7 panels. How many panels fit on 6 pages?
11. 11.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “draw the keyframes” or “add the in-betweens”? (a) draw the keyframes (b) add the in-betweens
12. 12.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “the story in words”? (a) the script (b) the storyboard (c) the animatic
13. 13.📋 A 152-second film is planned with one panel for every 8 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
14. 14.📋 Each storyboard page holds 5 panels. How many panels fit on 2 pages?
15. 15.📋 Why make a storyboard before animating? (a) to skip the story (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a font (d) to plan before animating
16. 16.📋 An arrow drawn in a storyboard panel usually shows … (a) a mistake (b) the price (c) where things move (d) the music
17. 17.True or false: “the story in words” is part of the script. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “the name of each speaker” is part of the animatic. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 A 39-second film is planned with one panel for every 3 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
20. 20.📋 A storyboard has 14 panels and each panel stands for 5 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
21. 21.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “add colour and sound” or “draw the storyboard”? (a) draw the storyboard (b) add colour and sound
22. 22.📋 Each storyboard page holds 5 panels. How many panels fit on 7 pages?
23. 23.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “add colour and sound” or “draw the keyframes”? (a) draw the keyframes (b) add colour and sound
24. 24.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “write the story idea” or “share the final film”? (a) share the final film (b) write the story idea
25. 25.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “draw the keyframes”? (a) add colour and sound (b) add the in-betweens (c) write the story idea (d) share the final film
26. 26.📋 A storyboard has 17 panels and each panel stands for 5 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
27. 27.📋 A 15-second film is planned with one panel for every 3 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
28. 28.📋 Each storyboard page holds 9 panels. How many panels fit on 7 pages?
29. 29.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a line a character says”? (a) the storyboard (b) the animatic (c) the script
30. 30.📋 A storyboard has 19 panels and each panel stands for 7 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)?
31. 31.🔢 To make an animated film, which is the LAST step? (a) draw the keyframes (b) write the story idea (c) share the final film (d) add colour and sound
32. 32.📋 Each storyboard page holds 8 panels. How many panels fit on 8 pages?
33. 33.📋 Script, storyboard or animatic: “a timed panel slideshow”? (a) the script (b) the storyboard (c) the animatic
34. 34.🔢 To make an animated film, which comes first: “add colour and sound” or “add the in-betweens”? (a) add colour and sound (b) add the in-betweens
35. 35.🔢 To make an animated film, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the storyboard (b) add colour and sound (c) write the story idea (d) add the in-betweens
36. 36.True or false: “a box for every shot” is part of the script. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 To make an animated film, what comes right after “add the in-betweens”? (a) add colour and sound (b) write the story idea (c) share the final film (d) draw the storyboard
38. 38.📋 A 36-second film is planned with one panel for every 2 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
39. 39.📋 A 26-second film is planned with one panel for every 2 seconds. How many panels does the storyboard need?
40. 40.🔢 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

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