PRINCIPLES, ELEMENTS, COMPONENT, TECHNIQUES, ETC

Question 1

List the types of animation styles.

Answer 1

• Frame by Frame Animation
• Tween Animation
• Rotoscoping

Question 2

List the 12 principles of animations.

Answer 2

1. Squash and stretch
2. Anticipation
3. Staging
4. Straight ahead and pose to pose
5. Follow-through and overlapping action
6. Slow/ease in and slow/ease out
7. Arcs
8. Secondary action
9. Timing
10. Exaggeration
11. Solid drawing
12. Appeal

Question 3

List the screen principles.

Answer 3

• Editing/transitions
  
  • Cut
  • Jump cut
  • Fade in/out
  • Dissolve
  • Wipe
• Framing
• Lighting
• Montage
• Narrative/storytelling
• Style/genre
• Motion pacing/timing
• Point of view

Question 4

List the visual design elements.

Answer 4

• colour
• line
• shape
• form
• tone
• texture

Question 5

List the visual design principles.

Answer 5

• balance
• composition
• emphasis
• scale
• proportion
• pattern
• unity
• perspective
• movement
• focal point

Question 6

List the communication principles.

Answer 6

• Communicating the message
• Conveying meaning
• Meeting audience requirement
• Encourages feedback and interaction
• Promotes two-way conversation

Question 7

List the design specifications.

Answer 7

• Characters and objects
• Keyframes
• References
• Sample
• Script
• Storyboard

Question 8

List the technical specifications.

Answer 8

• Output file format
• Output file size
• Operating system
• Delivery platform
• Output dimension size
• Bandwidth
• Hardware specifications including memory size, ram

Question 9

List the types of writing styles.

Answer 9

• Conversational
• Dialogue
• Formal
• Humorous
• Journalistic
• Plain English
• Advertising

Question 10

List the writing principles.

Answer 10

• Clear and meaningful
• Concise
• Consistent style
• Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Factually accurate
• Logical order

Question 11

List the writing techniques.

Answer 11

• Inverted pyramid
• Avoid cliches, jargon and slang
• Cutting verbiage
• Use 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why)
• Use active voice
• Writing visuals for an auditory medium

Question 12

List the presentation techniques.

Answer 12

• Bullet/Unordered lists
• Numbered/Ordred lists
• Captions
• Formatting
• Headings and subheadings
• Hyperlinks
• Abstracts and blurbs
• Keywords
• Tables

Question 13

List the typography techniques.

Answer 13

• Typeface/font
• Serif and sans serif
• Font sizing
• Kerning
• Alignment
• Leading
• Tracking
• Concordant
• Conflicting
• Contrasting

Question 14

List the visual design components.

Answer 14

• 2d animated objects
• Background
• Banners
• Basic user interface
• Colours
• Flow charts
• Icons
• Illustrations
• Interactive buttons + controls
• Logo
• 2d animated characters
• Text
• Titles