Animation and Story Boards

Question 1

List the 2 types of Animation

Answer 1

1. Cell Based Animation

2. Path Based Animation

Question 2

What is Cell Based Animation?

Answer 2

Cell based animation is when the animation is drawn frame by frame.

Question 3

What is Path Based Animation?

Answer 3

Path based animation is when the background is fixed and flash adds frames inbetween the first and last key frames (Tweening). An object from the first frame is selected and is moved along, creating a pathq

Question 4

List the 2 types of Storyboarding

Answer 4

1. Linear Storyboarding

2. Non Linear storyboards

Question 5

Explain Linear Storyboarding

Answer 5

Storyboard sequence follows a straight line from one frame to the next

Useful for movies or stories that follow a direct plot.

Question 6

Explain Non-Linear Storyboadring

Answer 6

Think of it like a mind map
Is useful for games with alternate endings
Is useful for websites
Allows interaction as users is allowed input

Question 7

List some Presentation software

Answer 7

• Flash, used for animation
• Powerpoint - used to create multimedia
• Camtasia - for high quality material
• After effects, for video editting