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3.3.1. Understanding Animations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

An early form of animation used glass plates, a lens, and a light to project images onto a surface, what was it called?

a)

A phenakistoscope.

b)

A thaumatrope.

c)

A magic lantern.

d)

A zoetrope.

2.

A 'key frame' is...

a)

A frame within an animation where a change will occur.

b)

The first frame of an animation.

c)

The frame surrounding the keys on a keyboard.

d)

A technique whereby artists trace over live-action footage frame-by-frame.

3.

A written document containing dialogue, scene descriptions and locations is usually known as…

a)

A storyboard.

b)

A timeline.

c)

A flip-book.

d)

A script.

4.

A phenakistoscope consists of...

a)

A disc with images painted on either side, attached to a piece of string.

b)

A cylinder with grooves cut into it and images placed inside.

c)

A booklet with slightly different images drawn onto each page.

d)

A circular disc with holes cut into it and images drawn onto one face.

5.

If an image starts completely transparent and gradually becomes completely opaque, it is known as...

a)

A fade out.

b)

A fade up.

c)

A fade in.

d)

A fade down.

6.

Which of the following doesn't utilise a computer's memory?

a)

Copying.

b)

Dragging.

c)

Cutting.

d)

Pasting.

7.

Which of the following describes the process of stop-motion animation.

a)

Incrementally moving a model and filming each change as a separate frame.

b)

Drawing images onto the pages of a book and flipping them rapidly.

c)

Tracing over live-action film, frame-by-frame.

d)

Retaining an image for a micro-second after it has been displayed.

8.

A storyboard consists of...

a)

A written document, detailing dialogue, scenes, and locations.

b)

Transparent sheets with images inked or painted on to them.

c)

Hand-drawn images showing a filming plan, scene-by-scene.

d)

Images from a fairy-tale.

9.

A disc with images painted onto either side, attached to a piece of string is called...

a)

A magic lantern.

b)

A zoetrope.

c)

A phenakistoscope.

d)

A thaumatrope.

10.

Persistence of vision refers to...

a)

The way in which humans are able to stare at a screen.

b)

How the eye retains an image for a split second after it has been shown.

c)

The way in which eyesight is disrupted by blinking.

d)

The way in which the eye sees colour.