Unit 5 Flashcards
What would happen if you moved figures a lot instead of a little in the stop motion process?
a) it would require more sound effects
b) the movement would be more realistic
c) it would create a much more effective process
d) the action would appear choppy and unnatural
d) the action would appear choppy and unnatural
Which BEST explains why the zoetrope had very simple figures?
a) animation was not intended to tell stories
b) copyright prevented the creation of characters
c) audiences could not handle sophisticated plots
d) it could only show movement for one figure or scene
d) it could only show movement for one figure or scene
Which BEST explains why it is important that the camera stays stationary when you are taking pictures for stop motion films?
a) all filming requires the camera to be stationary when filming
b) movement of the camera means that the background will not line up
c) different camera techniques, like close ups, can only be used with live action
d) animation cels must be perfectly laid over the background and photographed
b) movement of the camera means that the background will not line up
Which BEST explains why animation in the 1920s largely consisted of short films?
a) all of the earliest movies were quite short
b) animating was a slow and time consuming concept
c) there were very few characters to work with in that era
d) it was impossible to make a film longer than a few minutes
b) animating was a slow and time consuming concept
Which BEST explains why it is important to keep flip books simple?
a) flip books are generally created for children
b) complex animation can only be done with cels
c) the subject will need to be drawn over and over again
d) there is not usually any language included in flip books
c) the subject will need to be drawn over and over again
Could Sketchpad be used to draw a fully animated cartoon?
a) yes, it was initially used to create animation cels
b) no, the program was not made to animate cartoons
c) yes, if the cartoon was very simple and in black and white
d) no, it did not create the kind of images that animation requires
c) yes, if the cartoon was very simple and in black and white
Unlike traditional animation, stop motion requires 3D figures. Why is it still considered animation?
a) it requires artistic talent to produce
b) it depends on actors, not characters
c) it creates movement from still frames
d) it is one of the oldest types of animation
c) it creates movement from still frames
The Little Mermaid was both the last Disney film to use cels and the first to use computer animation. What does this suggest about the Disney film that came next?
a) later Disney films were not animated
b) it depended entirely on computer animation
c) it had even fewer cels than The Little Mermaid
d) disney stopped animating films after The Little Mermaid
b) it depended entirely on computer animation
Which is the first step in making a flip book?
a) decide the number of frames
b) create a figure on the last page
c) flip through the pages very quickly
d) draw a figure on the corner of the page
a) decide the number of frames
Camille loves to draw. Her art teacher told her that she should think about becoming an animator. But Camille does not really like movies, so she is not sure if this is the right career for her. What is the BEST advice to give Camille?
a) there are many different careers in animation outside of movies
b) if Camille does not like movies, she should not go into animation
c) there are some jobs that don’t involve movies, but they are very rare
d) drawing is not really part of animation anymore, so the teacher is wrong
a) there are many different careers in animation outside of movies
How are vectors different from regular lines in animation?
a) vectors are only part of hand drawn animation
b) vectors are more elastic, so they move more naturally
c) vectors are only used in figures and never background
d) vectors were the first development in computer animation
b) vectors are more elastic, so they move more naturally
Why did the history of digital animation begin in 1946?
a) it was the creation of the first computer
b) it was the first time someone filmed a flip book
c) it was when a short three-minute feature was filmed
d) it is when the first code for animation was written
a) it was the creation of the first computer
Which BEST explains why early animation used more than one image for each scene?
a) it required artists to be more innovative
b) it allowed animation studios to hire more writers
c) it allowed for background scenes to be used multiple times
d) it did not occur to animators to put entire scenes on one cel
c) it allowed for background scenes to be used multiple times
