NPA Digital Media (Video) - Animation

Open Ended

Explain how the concept of 'frame' is used to create the illusion of movement in digital animation.

Fill in the Blank

Lighting in animation is important because it helps to convey the m___ of a shot and visually depict the location, time of day, and weather convincingly.

Open Ended

Describe the role of rendering in the creation of photorealistic or non-photorealistic images in animation.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of vector-based animation?

• Uses pixels to control motion

• Can be enlarged or shrunk without losing quality

• Uses mathematical values to resize images

• Requires redrawing characters for each frame

Multiple Choice

Which animation style is most commonly used today?

• Traditional animation

• Stop-motion animation

• 3D or computer animation

• Vector-based animation

Open Ended

Explain how animators use digital frames and computer programs to create motion in 3D animated movies.

Fill in the Blank

Stop motion animation adjusts p_______ objects in each frame.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of stop motion films?

• Wallace and Gromit

• Coco

• Chicken Run

• The Nightmare Before Christmas

• Shrek

Multiple Choice

What is the primary purpose of motion graphics in multimedia projects?

• To create realistic characters

• To communicate something to the viewer

• To tell a story through puppets

• To animate clay models