ICT Flashcards
Animation
A series of hand-drawn or computer-generated images that, when viewed as a sequence, give the impression of movement
Video
A recording of moving images
Storyboard
A planning tool using a series of drawings to show what will happen
Frame
One whole image in animation or video with a number
Annotate
Writing on a drawing to explain what it shows or what will happen
What is CGI?
Computer-generated images
What do we do before creating a video or animation?
Make a plan on paper (storyboard)
Import
To move data into a computer program
Proportion
How different things or parts relate to each other in number or size
Edit
To change something
Footage
A recording of images in a video
Focus
When taking a video or photo,the area in focus is clear and precise, the rest of the image may be blurry. It lets you know which element your audience should be looking at
Zoom
Zooming in gets you closer to the image and enlarges it while zooming out moves you away from the image and makes it smaller
What questions do you have to think about when creating your source material?
- which elements do you want to move independently?
- how large are the images and are they in proportion to each other?
- how complex are the images?
- what colours are the images?
What are some common tools that you will need to make use of when creating a source material?
Focus, zoom and panning
What are the recordings in a source material called?
Footage
What do we do if our source material has other people in it?
We need to ask for their permission first
What do we do before taking videos?
We have to practice
Panning
When you move the camera from one place to another in a slow, steady movement
What do we do if we don’t want to create our own images?
We can use pre-existing images from the internet
What do we do if we want a part of an image to move independently?
It needs to be a separate image
How can we transfer our footage onto a computer?
- If the device has an SD card, you will remove it put it in your computer, and copy the files
- If you have a cable, plug it in and copy it to your computer
- If the device has internet access, you can send it by email
Timeline
The sequence of frames that are created in an animation and that run in order
Pencil2D
A piece of 2D animation software
Interface
The text and images that you see on a computer screen, that you click on and that show you the result
Stage
The area where you draw your animation
Insert
To put into (another word for import)
Drawing tools
These let you draw items, change colours, erase elements of an image etc
Duplicate
To create a second, identical copy of something
How many layers are in Pencil2D?
4 layers
In which layer do we see the drawing tools?
The bitmap layer
What type of animation can we create in Pencil2D?
Basic stop frame animation
How can we draw in a frame?
We can click on the paintbrush and left-click on the mouse on the stage
How do we add new frames?
Click on the 1st + button next to “keys”
How can we duplicate frames?
Click on the 2nd + button
Frames per second (fps)
The number of frames that will appear in each second of the animation
How can we delete frames?
Select the frame you want to delete and click on the - button
How can we play our animation?
By clicking the ‘play’ button
How can we change the speed of the animation?
By entering a different number in the fps box
The higher the fps, the faster the animation will run. If you reduce the fps, then each frame will stay on screen longer
How do we move images?
By clicking on the select tool and then the arrow to move it
Bitmap
An image stored as individual squares (pixels)
How can we use pre-existing images for animations?
We can import an image. It should have it’s own layer so you should click on the ‘Layer+’ and select bitmap or vector layer
Pixel
A single square of one colour in a bitmap image
Pixelating
When a bitmap image is enlarged, each pixel gets larger and the image goes blurry
Vector
An image stored as coordinates and calculations, they allow the image to be redrawn every time you open it, make it larger or smaller
What type of file is a bitmap image?
It could be a .bmp, .jpeg, .gif, .png, or .tiff file
How do we import a file?
- Click on the layer you want to insert to
- Click File, ‘Import’ and then ‘Image’
What type of file is a vector image?
It could be a .eps, .psd, or .ai file
Tween
A computer animation tool that calculates the movements to make the smooth
How many people may your audience be?
One person or multiple people
Young children
- Use bright colours
- Use short/simple words
- Use images more than text
- Use cartoon/fun images
- Use informal language
Adults
- Use more text
- Use more sophisticated language/words
- Use formal language
- Use images to support the text (not instead of text)
Older children
- Use a range of colours
- informal or formal, depending on your topic
- Use images to support and enhance text
What were the 1st animations created of?
By using hand-drawn images that were moved really quickly to appear as though they were moving