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Animation: techniques and milestones

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many drawings per second in an animated film?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

18

d)

36

2.

How many drawings per second in an animated TV series?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

18

d)

36

3.

In which ways Snow White changed animation forever? (select 2)

a)

It was the first animated film in color

b)

It was the first animated film with the same emotional depth of a live action film

c)

It was a breakthrough in animation with many important innovations

d)

It invented the rotoscoping technique for more realistic animation

4.

Who created the first PIXILATION?

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Warner Bros

c)

Norman McLaren

d)

Tex Avery

5.

Who created the PRINCIPLES of animation?

a)

Norman McLaren

b)

The 9 old men

c)

Tex Avery

d)

Chuck Jones

6.

Who invented ROTOSCOPE?

a)

Walt Diney

b)

Chuck Jones

c)

Max Fleischer

d)

Norman McLaren

7.

What is the MULTIPLANE camera?

a)

A technique to animate multiple characters at once.

b)
A device used for 3D printing models.
c)

A device that creates depth in animation by layering multiple planes of drawings.

d)
A type of camera that only takes panoramic photos.
8.

What is ROTOSCOPING? Choose 2

a)

a technique to make animation feel 3D

b)

a technique to make animation more realistic and natural

c)

animating frame by frame over a live action footage

d)

animating only the key poses

9.

Which INNOVATIONS made Snow White a breakthrough in animation history? (select 2)

a)

multiplane camera

b)

vivid colors

c)

synchronized sound

d)

realistic sound effects

10.

What is PIXILATION?

a)

A type of digital animation

b)

when pixels are visible in animation

c)

Stop-motion with humans

d)

A type of hand-drawn animation

11.

Which technique involves tracing over live-action footage frame by frame?

a)

Rotoscoping

b)

Stop-motion

c)

Pixilation

d)

Cel animation

12.

What is CLAYMATION?

a)

A type of digital animation

b)

One of the principles of animation

c)

Stop-motion with clay

13.

Who produced the Silly Symphony?

a)

Disney

b)

Warner Bros

c)

Fleischer Studios

d)

Dreamworks

14.

Compared to the Silly Symphony, Snow White has more... (Choose 2)

a)

Crazy humour

b)

Realistic character design

c)

Camera movements and angles

d)

Breaking of the fourth wall

15.

Tex Avery is famous for... (Choose 2)

a)

Silly Symphony

b)

Little Red Hot Riding Hood

c)

His realistic character design

d)

His exaggerated characters animations

16.

Loony Tunes were... (Choose 2)

a)

based on comedy, chases and character conflict

b)

based on fairy tales and seasonal themes

c)

Dreamy, lyrical and artistic

d)

Fast-paced and exaggerated

17.

This is a classic example of...

a)

Squash and stretch

b)

Anticipation

c)

Rubber hose animation

d)

Multiplane camera

18.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

Stop-motion

c)

Claymation

d)

3D

19.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

Cut-out

c)

Claymation

d)

3D

20.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

Cut-out

c)

Claymation

d)

3D

21.

Which INNOVATIONS made Snow White a breakthrough in animation? (select 2)

a)

multiplane camera

b)

vivid colors

c)

the principles of animation

d)

a female main character

22.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

Hand-drawn

c)

Claymation

d)

3D

23.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

Hand-drawn

c)

Claymation

d)

3D

24.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

Claymation

c)

Rotoscoping

d)

Stop-motion

25.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

Claymation

c)

Rotoscoping

d)

Stop-motion

26.

Silly Simphony were... (Choose 2)

a)

based on comedy, chases and character conflict

b)

based on fairy tales, moods and seasonal themes

c)

Dreamy, lyrical and artistic

d)

Fast-paced and exaggerated

27.

Silly Symphony... (Choose 2)

a)

were experimental in exploring moods and nature's themes

b)

often broke the fourth wall

c)

often featured dances and parades, using repeated animations

d)

featured well-known recurring characters

28.

"What's opera, doc?", iconic cartoon by... (Choose 2)

a)

Bill Plympton

b)

Chuck Jones

c)

Warner Bros

d)

Walt Disney

29.

"Little Red Hot Red Riding Hood", iconic cartoon by... (Choose 2)

a)

Tex Avery

b)

Bill Plympton

c)

Warner Bros

d)

Walt Disney

30.

"Duck Amuck", iconic cartoon by... (Choose 2)

a)

Tex Avery

b)

Chuck Jones

c)

Warner Bros

d)

Walt Disney

31.

"Neighbors", iconic Academy Award winner cartoon by...

a)

Norman McLaren

b)

Chuck Jones

c)

Warner Bros

d)

Walt Disney

32.

What type of animation is this?

a)

Pixilation

b)

CGI (3D animation)

c)

Rotoscoping

d)

Stop-motion

33.

Who produced the Looney Tunes?

a)

Disney

b)

Warner Bros

c)

Fleischer Studios

d)

Dreamworks

34.

Who made the first cartoon with synchronized sound?

a)

Disney

b)

Warner Bros

c)

Fleischer Studios

35.

Loony Tunes... (Choose 2)

a)

were experimental in exploring moods and nature's themes

b)

were warm and sentimental

c)

often broke the fourth wall

d)

Energetic, witty, based on characthers' strong personalities

36.

Silly Symphony... (Choose 2)

a)

were experimental in exploring moods and nature's themes

b)

often broke the fourth wall

c)

were dreamy, warm and sentimental

d)

were energetic, witty, based on characthers' strong personalities

37.

Who created Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner?

a)

Tex Avery

b)

Walt Disney

c)

Chuck Jones

d)

The 9 old men

38.

Who made the first live action film with synchronized sound?

a)

Disney

b)

Warner Bros

c)

Lumière

d)

Universal

39.

What was the first cartoon with synchronized SOUND?

a)

Snow White

b)

Betty Boop

c)

Little Red Hot Riding Hood

d)

Steambot Willie

40.

Who are the only two animators who receive honorary membership from the Directors Guild of America?

a)

Tex Avery

b)

Walt Disney

c)

Chuck Jones

d)

Norman McLaren

41.

Which animator often creates humor from twisting, stretching, deforming the human body?

a)

Chuck Jones

b)

Walt Disney

c)

Bill Plympton

42.

The Grinch was made into a cartoon by...

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Chuck Jones

c)

Bill Plympton

43.

The 9 old men were...

a)

Animators of Disney early years who created the first rotoscope

b)

Animators of Disney early years who created the Principles of Animation

c)

Animators of Warner Bros early years who created the Principles of Animation

d)

Animators of Disney early years who created the first pixilation

44.

What type of animation is used in this scene of TRON (as in the most part of the movie)?

a)

CGI

b)

rotoscoping

c)

stop-motion