Animation Fundamentals Quiz

What is the primary purpose of storyboarding in animation?

• To create detailed character designs

• To plan the sequence of events in a story

• To finalise the animation's soundtrack

• To determine the colour palette for the animation

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of character animation?

• Colour grading

• Squash and stretch

• Background design

• Sound mixing

In storyboarding, what does a 'panel' typically represent?

• A single frame of animation

• A complete scene

• A character's dialogue

• A background design

What is the term used for the initial rough sketches of a character's movement?

• Keyframes

• In-betweens

• Thumbnails

• Animatics

Which of the following best describes 'timing' in character animation?

• The speed at which a character moves

• The colour scheme of a character

• The background music tempo

• The length of the storyboard

What is the main advantage of using storyboards in animation production?

• They allow for detailed character expressions

• They help in visualising the flow of the story

• They provide a finalised script

• They determine the animation's budget

Which principle of animation involves making a character's actions more believable by adding secondary actions?

• Anticipation

• Follow through and overlapping action

• Exaggeration

• Staging

In storyboarding, what is the purpose of 'annotations'?

• To add colour to the storyboard

• To provide additional information about the scene

• To finalise the character designs

• To create sound effects

What is 'pose-to-pose' animation?

• Creating each frame in sequence

• Drawing key poses first and then filling in the in-betweens

• Using only static images

• Animating only the background

Which of the following is NOT typically included in a storyboard?

• Dialogue

• Camera angles

• Finalised character colours

• Scene transitions