1 Traditional Animation Chapter 1: Computers and Digital Basics 1 Traditional Animation_BrainPop

1 Traditional Animation

Chapter 1: Computers and Digital Basics 1

Traditional Animation_BrainPop

1 Question - 1 1. Why do you perceive a succession of still images

as smooth motion?A. Your brain fills in the gaps between the imagesB. Each image lingers on your retina as the next one

appearsC. The fact that the image flickers creates the impression of

motionD. The soundtrack that accompanies the images fools your

brain into believing that the images move.


1 Question - 2 2. A movie that's animated at a rate of 10 frames

per second will appear:A. LifelikeB. Fairly smoothC. JerkyD. Like a collection of still images


1 Question - 3 3. Traditional animation is an example of:

A. An optical illusionB. Digital technologyC. A magic trickD. An ancient art


1 Question - 4 4. How does a stop-motion camera differ from a

traditional movie camera?A. A stop-motion camera shoots 12 frames per second; a

movie camera shoots 24 frames per secondB. A stop-motion camera can only capture two-dimensional

images; a movie camera can capture 3-D imagesC. A stop-motion camera captures images on celluloids; a

movie camera captures images on filmD. A stop-motion camera shoots one frame at a time; a

movie camera shoots continuously


1 Question - 5 5. How does using celluloids help animators

save time?A. It prevents them from having to draw the same character

over and overB. It allows them to re-use background imagesC. It makes the animation appear smoother and more

realisticD. It allows the characters to stand out against the

backgrounds


1 Question - 6 6. One frame of a traditionally animated cartoon

usually consists of:A. Several celluloids layered on top of one anotherB. A single detailed drawingC. A hand-drawn character laid over a computer-animated

backgroundD. A hand-drawn character laid over a photograph


1 Question - 7 7. What term best describes the process of

creating traditional cartoons?A. InexpensiveB. SimpleC. Time-consumingD. One-person job


1 Question - 8 8. How is limited animation different from

traditional animation?A. It's composed of more individual pictures than traditional

animationB. It's composed of fewer individual pictures than traditional

animationC. It uses fewer colors and characters than traditional

animationD. It uses more colors and characters than traditional

animation


1 Question - 9 9. Where might you see limited animation?

A. A weekly TV cartoon from the 1960sB. A Disney movie with a big budget from the 1990sC. A digitally-animated commercial from the 2000sD. A classic cartoon short from the 1940s


1 Question - 10 10. Place the following in the order they were

introduced, earliest to latest: A) Limited animation; B) Digital animation; C) Traditional animationA. C, A, BB. A, C, BC. C, B, AD. A, B, C


1 Digital Animation


Digital Animation_BrainPop

1 Question - 1 1. Place the following events in sequence. A) Tim

records his lines; B) Animators create a storyboard; C) A script is written and editedA. C, A, BB. C, B, AC. A, C, BD. B, C, A


1 Question - 2 2. Which of these statements is an opinion about

digital animation?A. It is usually less expensive than traditional animationB. It is usually less time-consuming than traditional

animationC. It usually looks more interesting than traditional

animationD. It almost always involves computers


1 Question - 3 3. What do traditional and digital animation have

in common?A. They both require animators to draw the same scenes

over and overB. They both place still images in sequence to make it

seem like they are movingC. They are both created using a tool called FlashD. They both use computer-generated imagery


1 Question - 4 4. Where would you commonly see CGI?

A. In the quiz sections of educational websitesB. On the computers you use at schoolC. In BrainPOP moviesD. In a science fiction TV show


1 Question - 5 5. Where would you find the "stages" used in

digital animation?A. In the hard drives of BrainPOP's audio engineersB. In the scripts written by BrainPOP's staffersC. On the computer screens of BrainPOP's animatorsD. Inside Moby's chest plate


1 Question - 6 6. "BrainPOP animators use layering to create

an illusion of depth." What does this mean?A. They make two-dimensional scenes appear 3-D by

placing graphics on top of each otherB. They reduce 3-D scenes to two dimensions through

sophisticated computer programsC. They use special tricks to make the images appear to

pop out of the screenD. They use stop-motion animation to make stationary

objects appear to move


1 Question - 7 7. Your computer couldn't play BrainPOP movies

if it didn't have:A. A DVD playerB. A TV output cableC. A Flash playerD. A flash drive


1 Question - 8 8. In the phrase, "Tim's lines are synchronized to

different movements," what does "synchronized" mean?A. Recorded at the same timeB. Matched upC. Slowed downD. Sped up


1 Question - 9 9. What is one weakness of flash?

A. You can’t use it to create a short advertisementB. You can’t use it to create interactive featureC. You can’t use it to create 2-D graphicsD. You can’t use it to render realistic human figures


1 Question - 10 10. What is tweening?

A. A process by which digital animators can make objects move

B. A way to decrease the time in between audio files in an animated movie

C. A popular method for uploading digital content to the Internet

D. A type of media player that you can use to play


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