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Introduction to Animation

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Creating the illusion of motion through accelerated display of static images differing slightly from one another refers to:

a)

Animation

b)

Production Process

c)

Character Design

d)

Storyboarding

2.

Animation Industry is:

a)

businesses and people designing, producing and distributing animations.

b)

proposal outlining the features ad goals to be animated.

c)

the visual appearance, basic characters and simple plots.

3.

Each image in an animation is known as a/an

a)

frame.

b)

story idea.

c)

animation.

d)

design.

4.

Story idea, audience identification, script writing, character design, storyboarding, audio, animation, delivery is all a part of the production process.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Story idea includes:

a)

characters

b)

environment

c)

plot

d)

all of the choices

6.

A proposal to outline the features, goals and overall aspects of the animation is:

a)

story idea.

b)

script writing.

c)

character design.

d)

animation.

7.

Audience Identification:

a)

Defines whom the animation will most appeal to.

b)

Age, Gender, Lifestyle, etc...

c)

Determines content which will appear in the animation.

d)

All of the choices

8.

Description of Environments, action lines and animation, and dialog among characters are all a part of

a)

script writing.

b)

character design.

c)

audience identification

d)

all of the choices.

9.

The creation of an animated person, animal or object is

a)

character design.

b)

production process.

c)

story idea.

d)

all of the choices.

10.

The hand-drawn version of the arrangement of animation/illustrations depicting each scene is

a)

Storyboarding

b)

Script Writing

c)

Production Process

d)

Character Design

11.

In 1877, Emil Reynaud invents what early animation projector?

a)

Praxinoscope

b)

Short Films

c)

Girtie, The Trained Dinosaur

12.

In 1928, Disney creates the iconic "Mickey Mouse" and the most well-known,

a)

Steamboat Willie

b)

Felix the Cat

c)

Song Car-Tunes

13.

In 1940, Bugs Bunny first appears in:

a)

A Wild Hare

b)

Puss Gets the Boot

c)

Flowers and Trees

14.

In 1960, the Flintstones airs, making it the first animated series created exclusively for release on primetime television.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In 1986, Pixar is founded and debuts what animated film nominated for Best Animated Short Film Oscar?

a)

Luxo Jr.

b)

Star Wars

c)

Veggie Tales

d)

Toy Story

16.

Audio includes:

a)

dialog

b)

background music

c)

sound effects

d)

all of the above

17.

Audio occurs:

a)

before animating a character or scene

b)

after animating a character or scene

18.

Animation brings characters to life by (choose two)

a)

designing the movements and facial expressions

b)

matching the character's mouth to the audio

c)

displaying key camera angles and main positions

d)

matching storyboards like a comic strip

19.

File types include GIF, AVI, MOV, APEC, MPEG, and SWF.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Affects how animation is distributed and viewed.

a)

Platform

b)

File type

c)

Delivery Format

d)

Broadcasts

21.

Includes compressing data in order to create high image quality using a smaller data rate.

a)

Delivery

b)

Platform

c)

File Type

d)

Broadcasts

22.

A cel animation that involves creating a series of 2D drawings by hand.

a)

Traditional Animation

b)

Computer Animation

c)

Stop Motion Animation

d)

Clay Animation

23.

Digital creation of 3D objects which quickly replace images that have been slightly altered.

a)

Computer Animation

b)

Traditional Animation

c)

Stop Motion Animation

d)

Cut-Out Animation

24.

An animation technique of using physical objects to produce an animation.

a)

Stop Motion Animation

b)

Claymation

c)

Object Animation

d)

Pixilation

25.

The process of manipulating 3D figures and objects shaped out of clay in order to capture multiple frames.

a)

Clay Animation

b)

Pixilation

c)

Object Animation

d)

Traditional Animation

26.

Involves the use of props and backgrounds cut from paper, cards, fabric or paper.

a)

Cut-Out Animation

b)

Pixilation Animation

c)

Traditional Animation

d)

Drawn-On-Film Animation

27.

Object Animation is using 3D action figures or posed dolls or construction paper.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Pixilation uses live actors as the subject of 3D animated film.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Drawn-on-Film requires cel animation every time.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A tedious animation allowing the animator to create characters with fluid motion.

a)

Pixilation

b)

Drawn-on-Film

c)

Paint-on-Glass

d)

Object Animaiton

31.

May be considered one of the earliest forms of animation. Does not require special tools, equipment or computer skills to create.

a)

Traditional Animation

b)

Drawn-on-Film Animation

c)

Object Animation

d)

Flipbook Animation

32.

The actions of converting the design into a final product.

a)

Industry

b)

Production Techniques

c)

Types and Methods

d)

Animation Techniques

33.

An efficient way to create transformation and movement over time

a)

Interactivity

b)

Motion Path

c)

Looping

d)

Tweening

34.

Objects being moved from one position to another in any direction is called

a)

Motion Path

b)

Masking

c)

Scripting/Programming

d)

Interactivity

35.

A production technique that is complete by altering layers.

a)

Masking

b)

Scripting

c)

Interactivity

d)

Looping

36.

When repeating frames to help decrease the number of original frames necessary is called

a)

Looping

b)

Tweening

c)

Motion Path

d)

Interactivity

37.

A programming language which provides each object unique animation rules.

a)

Motion Path

b)

Interactivity

c)

Scripting

d)

Programming

38.

Allows the user to control and communicate with animation.

a)

Interactivity

b)

Motion Path

c)

Stop Motion

d)

Platform