Cartoons / Animation

Question 1

What do the following lines mean:
•vertical
•horizontal
•oblique/diagonal
• jagged lines
(12)

Answer 1

Vertical - power, strength, spiritual meaning
Horizontal - harmony, peace, tranquility
Onlique/diagonal - action, confusion, movement, action
Jagged - tension, movement, uneasiness

Question 2

How can lines be used to emphasize irony (3)

Answer 2

E.g. a cat swimming in a fish bowl horizontally is ironic because he is being the opposite to peaceful. He would want to eat the fish

Question 3

Name and describe the compositions of a picture

Answer 3

Focal point:
- the part of the picture the artis wants the viewers attention to be focused on

Foreground:
- part of a scene/ picture that is situated closes to the vieer

Background:
- ground/scenery located behind something

Framing:
- a shape/square containing/enclosing specific scene

Question 4

Name and describe the 3 types of focal/focus points (3)

Answer 4

Soft:

• a slightly blurred picture
• to create romantic, gentle, peaceful atmosphere

Sharp:
- reflects reality

Differentiated:
- combines focus detail with unfocused background

Question 5

What do colours express (2)

Answer 5

• moods

- emotions

Question 6

Name and discuss the colours (11)

Answer 6

White:

• innocence
• purity

Red:

• danger
• passion
• anger

Yellow:
- happiness

Black:
-darkness/evil

Blue:
-coldness

Green:

• growth
• hope

Question 7

Explain mood (3)

Answer 7

• the feeling we get when looking at a picture
• emotions such as sadness, happiness, excitement ect.
• terms are used such as sombre/sad, light-harted/happy, melancholic/depressive to describe mood

Question 8

What visual features are used to show movement (2)

Answer 8

• small lines around the object

- puffs of smoke is used to show someone was running

Question 9

What do cartoonist use to convey their cartoons meaning (

Answer 9

• gestures
• facial expression
• body language