Digital Animation Quiz

Animation is best defined as?

• A method of photographing successive drawings

• The art of playing still images in a rapid sequence to create the illusion of movement

• A technique for making inanimate objects appear to move

• A form of digital art

Which animation principle involves adding flexibility and exaggeration to characters and objects?

• Staging

• Anticipation

• Squash and stretch

• Timing

What is the significance of the "anticipation" principle in animation?

• It creates smooth motion between keyframes.

• It adds flexibility and exaggeration to characters and objects.

• It prepares the audience for an upcoming action or movement.

• It defines the first frame of an animation sequence.

Which animation principle emphasizes the careful arrangement of elements within a frame to enhance clarity and focus?

• Squash and stretch

• Staging

• Timing

• Anticipation

What is the purpose of "squash and stretch" in animation?

• To add flexibility and exaggeration to characters and objects

• To plan the sequence of events and camera angles

• To create smooth motion between keyframes

• To apply lighting and shading to characters

Which animation principle involves determining the length of the animation and pace of movements?

• Squash and stretch

• Timing

• Anticipation

• In-betweening

This movement prepares the audience for a major action the character is about to perform, such as, starting to run, jump or change expression.

• Anticipation

• Arcs

• Staging

• Slow in and slow out

This principle describes an action that remains true to reality, just presenting it in a wilder, more extreme form.

• Exaggeration

• Squash and Stretch

• Straight Ahead versus Pose to pose

• Timing

The action that follows the main action; actions do not stop at the same time.

• Follow Through and Overlapping Action

• Arcs

• Solid Drawing

• Secondary Action

This action adds to and enriches the main action and adds more dimension to the character animation, supplementing and/or re-enforcing the main action.

• Squash and Stretch

• Appeal

• Secondary Action

• Anticipation