Animation and Motion Quiz

What is animation?

• The creation of simulated movement by using a series of still images

• The process of capturing human movement using magnetic sensors

• The use of computers and software to develop 2D and 3D animations

• The blending of individual images into one image that seems to move

Which technique uses sensors on an actor's body to measure the magnetic field created by a transmitter?

• Magnetic Motion

• Electro-Mechanical

• Optical Motion

• Rendering

In cartoons and movies, who controls the scenes and dialogue that the audience is exposed to?

• The director

• The actors

• The viewers

• The animators

What does computer animation use to develop 2D and 3D animations?

• Layout, design, and timing skills

• Magnetic sensors

• Video cameras

• Exoskeleton movements

Which of the following is an early form of animation?

• Zoetrope

• Lighting

• POV

• Rendering

What does optical motion use to teach the motion of LED's placed on the joints of an actor's body?

• Video camera

• Magnetic sensors

• Exoskeleton

• Rendering

Why does an object appear to move in animation?

• The eye sends signals to the brain faster than the brain can process them

• The object is physically moving

• The lighting and shading create the illusion of movement

• The director controls the movement of the object

What does rendering combine to create the final images in computer animation?

• Modeling, animation, shading, and lighting

• Magnetic sensors and exoskeleton movements

• Video cameras and LED's

• Layout, design, and timing skills

What does shading add to objects in computer animation?

• Colors and textures

• Illumination and shadows

• Simulated movement

• Layout and design

What does a key frame show in animation?

• A beginning and ending point in an action sequence

• The movement of an object

• The lighting and shading of a scene

• The layout and design of a set