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Animation
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Separate parts of a body will continue moving after the character has stopped.
Newton's 3 Laws of Motion
Follow Through
Malias (8 December 1861 - 21 January 1938)
Praxinoscope
2. They have a beginning (setup) middle (conflict) and end (resolution). Oftentimes - in the end the character achieves the goal and better understands themselves.
Serif
Phenakistoscope
The Enchanted Drawing
Story Arcs
3. A French caricaturist who made "Fantasmagorie" which is considered to be the first fully animated film ever made. It was made up of 700 drawings - each of which was double-exposed - leading to a running time of almost two minutes.
The Illusion of Life
Cohl (January 4 - 1857 - January 20 - 1938)
Staging
Post-synchronous sound
4. Two different approaches to the actual drawing process. One draws out a scene frame by frame from beginning to end. One involves starting with drawing a few key frames and then filling in the intervals later. One is best for creating a more fluid - d
Straight ahead action and pose to pose
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
Secondary action
McCay (September 26 - 1869 - July 26 - 1934)
5. A Russian and French stop-motion animator who used insects and other animals as his protagonists.
Mutoscope
Praxinoscope
Drag
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
6. An English photographer who spent much of his life in the United States. He is known for his pioneering work on animal locomotion which used multiple cameras to capture motion - and his zoopraxiscope - a device for projecting motion pictures that pre
Muybridge (9 April 1830 - 8 May 1904)
Drag
Arcs
Squash and Stretch
7. In typography - it is the process of uniformly increasing or decreasing the space between all letters in a block of text.
Universal Theme
Staging
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Tracking
8. This is an acclaimed book - 1981 - by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas. It is widely considered to be one of the best books ever published on the topic of character animation.
Mutoscope
Blackton (January 5 - 1875 - August 13 - 1941)
The Illusion of Life
Arcs
9. A moving picture show presented by Charles-Émile Reynaud in 1892. It was the first presentation of projected moving images to an audience.
The Enchanted Drawing
Theatre Optique
Multi-plane Camera
Squash and Stretch
10. An animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames - creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a co
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Blackton (January 5 - 1875 - August 13 - 1941)
The Illusion of Life
Stop motion
11. The rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement.
Thaumatrope
Animation
Solid Drawing
Universal Theme
12. The tendency for parts of the body to move at different rates (an arm will move on different timing of the head and so on).
Drag
Timing
Overlapping action
Anticipation
13. A sound-track or music that has not been carefully timed to fit the picture. Music and animation are both "time arts" and will thus eventually synchronize at random points.
Pose-to-Pose
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Non-synchronous sound
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
14. 1.) The velocity of a body remains constant unless the body is acted upon by an external force. 2.) The acceleration (a) of a body is parallel and directly proportional to the net force (F) and inversely proportional to the mass (m) - F = ma 3.) The
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15. A 1937 American animated film produced by Walt Disney. Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm - it is the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history - the first animated feature film produced in America - the first
Kinetoscope
Pose-to-Pose
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disney (December 5 - 1901 - December 15 - 1966)
16. Most natural action tends to follow an arched trajectory - and animation should adhere to this principle by following implied "arcs" for greater realism. This can apply to a limb moving by rotating a joint - or a thrown object moving along a paraboli
Straight ahead action
Arcs
Disney (December 5 - 1901 - December 15 - 1966)
Animation
17. The earliest elementary form of this device was created in China around 180 AD. The modern device was produced in 1834. The device is essentially a cylinder with vertical slits around the sides. Around the inside edge of the cylinder there are a seri
Theatre Optique
Solid Drawing
Zoetrope
Exaggeration
18. In a cartoon character this corresponds to what would be called charisma in an actor. A character who has this characteristic is not necessarily sympathetic — villains or monsters can also be appealing — the important thing is that the viewer feels t
Cohl (January 4 - 1857 - January 20 - 1938)
Post-synchronous sound
Secondary action
Appeal
19. A simple toy used in the Victorian era. It is a small circular disk or card with two different pictures on each side that was attached to a piece of string or a pair of strings running through the centre. When the string is twirled quickly between th
Timing
Appeal
Thaumatrope
Flip book
20. The speed of an action gives meaning to movement - both physical and emotional meaning. The animator must spend the appropriate amount of time on the anticipation of an action - on the action - and on the reaction to the action. If too much time is s
The Enchanted Drawing
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
Timing
Malias (8 December 1861 - 21 January 1938)
21. The phenomenon of the eye by which an afterimage is thought to persist for approximately one twenty-fifth of a second on the retina.
Exaggeration
Persistence of Vision
Universal Theme
Leading
22. Adding these to the main action gives a scene more life - and can help to support the main action. A person walking can simultaneously swing his arms or keep them in his pockets - he can speak or whistle - or he can express emotions through facial ex
Secondary action
Staging
Zoetrope
Anticipation
23. An animation technique in which key poses are created to establish timing and placement of characters and props in a given scene or shot.
Blocking
Secondary action
Theatre Optique
Squash and Stretch
24. One of the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation.
Disney (December 5 - 1901 - December 15 - 1966)
Blackton (January 5 - 1875 - August 13 - 1941)
Multi-plane Camera
Staging
25. A book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next - so that when the pages are turned rapidly - the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change.
Exaggeration
Slow in and Slow out
Flip book
Anticipation
26. An American animator. He was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop - Koko the Clown - Popeye - and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innova
Fleischer (July 19 - 1883 - September 11 - 1972)
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
Slow in and Slow out
Steamboat Willie
27. Used to prepare the audience for an action and to make the action appear more realistic. For example a dancer jumping off the floor has to bend his knees first; a golfer making a swing has to swing the club back first. For special effect - can be omi
Anticipation
Stop motion
Straight ahead action
Appeal
28. The most important principle is this - the purpose of which is to give a sense of weight and flexibility to drawn objects. It can be applied to simple objects - like a bouncing ball - or more complex constructions - like the musculature of a human fa
Blocking
Squash and Stretch
Slow in and Slow out
Animation
29. Helps render movement more realistic and gives the impression that characters follow the laws of physics. Exaggerated used of the technique can produce a comical effect - while more realistic animation must time the actions exactly to produce a convi
Staging
Follow through and overlapping action
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
30. An early motion picture exhibition device. Though not a movie projector—it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window of a cabinet housing its components—it introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all
Kinetoscope
The Enchanted Drawing
Staging
Animation
31. Adds more frames near the beginning and near the end of a movement - and fewer in the middle - to make the animation appear more realistic. This principle applies to both characters moving between two extreme poses and inanimate - moving objects.
Exaggeration
Persistence of Vision
Kinetoscope
Slow in and slow out
32. An American cartoonist and animator. His pioneering early animated films far outshone the work of his contemporaries - and set a standard followed by Walt Disney and others in later decades. His two best-known creations are the newspaper comic strip
Anticipation
Persistence of Vision
Drag
McCay (September 26 - 1869 - July 26 - 1934)
33. Considered the most important principle. Gives a sense of weight and flexibility to drawn objects - In realistic animation - the most important aspect of this principle is the fact that an object's volume does not change when the effect is applied. I
Squash and Stretch
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Tracking
Blackton (January 5 - 1875 - August 13 - 1941)
34. Where a character starts to move and parts of him take a few frames to catch up.
Squash and Stretch
Fleischer (July 19 - 1883 - September 11 - 1972)
Exaggeration
Drag
35. It is called this because an animator literally works directly from the first drawing in the scene. This process usually produces drawings and action that have a fresh and slightly zany look - because the whole process is kept very creative. This tec
Multi-plane Camera
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
Straight ahead action
Keyframe
36. This is when the animation is created first - then audio is added later. Sound effects are used to complement the spatial and temporal settings established by the visuals.
Post-synchronous sound
Blocking
Overlapping action
Anticipation
37. Used to prepare the audience for an action - and to make the action appear more realistic. A dancer jumping off the floor has to bend his knees first; a golfer making a swing has to swing the club back first. The technique can also be used for less p
Drag
Secondary action
Anticipation
Malias (8 December 1861 - 21 January 1938)
38. A spinning disc attached vertically on a handle. Around the center of the disc a series of pictures was drawn corresponding to frames of the animation; around its circumference was a series of radial slits. The user would spin the disc and look throu
Malias (8 December 1861 - 21 January 1938)
Phenakistoscope
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Muybridge (9 April 1830 - 8 May 1904)
39. The predecessor of the modern day projector. It consisted of a translucent oil painting and a simple lamp. When put together in a darkened room - the image would appear larger on a flat surface. Some slides for the lanterns contained parts that could
Squash and Stretch
Staging
Magic Lantern
Overlapping action
40. The classical definition - employed by Disney - was to remain true to reality - just presenting it in a wilder - more extreme form. Other forms of of this technique can involve the supernatural or surreal - alterations in the physical features of a c
Slow in and slow out
Staging
Exaggeration
Overlapping action
41. In this type of animation - the animator plans his action - figuring out just what drawings will be needed to animate the scene. This is used for animation that requires good acting - where poses and timing are important.
Tracking
Secondary action
Pose-to-Pose
Non-synchronous sound
42. This is a silent cartoon by J. Stuart Blackton released in 1906. It features a cartoonist drawing faces on a chalkboard - and the faces coming to life. It is generally regarded by film historians as the first animated film.
Drag
Follow through and overlapping action
Blocking
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
43. In typography - it is a slight projection finishing off a stroke of a letter.
Serif
Slow in and Slow out
Persistence of Vision
Fantasmagorie
44. A 1928 American animated short film produced in black-and-white by The Walt Disney Studio. The cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse. The film is also notable for being one of the first cartoons with synchronized sound.
Magic Lantern
Secondary action
Straight ahead action and pose to pose
Steamboat Willie
45. An 1908 French animated film by Amile Cohl. It is one of the earliest examples of traditional (hand-drawn) animation - and considered by film historians to be the first animated cartoon.
Straight ahead action
Staging
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Fantasmagorie
46. A drawing that defines the starting and ending points of any transition.
Stop motion
Keyframe
Magic Lantern
Story Arcs
47. An American film producer - director - screenwriter - voice actor - animator - entrepreneur - entertainer - international icon - and philanthropist - well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his b
Steamboat Willie
Flip book
Disney (December 5 - 1901 - December 15 - 1966)
Blackton (January 5 - 1875 - August 13 - 1941)
48. An early motion picture device that provided viewing to one person at a time. Worked on the same principle as the flip book. Quickly dominated the coin-in-the-slot "peep-show" business.
Timing
Mutoscope
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
Slow in and Slow out
49. Acknowledged by people everywhere as having some deep or central relevance to everyone. They might have to do with life in general - human nature - faith - courage - basic life transitions - love - loss - and any number of other things.
Starevich (August 8 - 1882 - February 26 - 1965)
Follow through and overlapping action
Multi-plane Camera
Universal Theme
50. In typography - it refers to the distance between the baselines of successive lines of type.
Staging
Leading
Steamboat Willie
Fleischer (July 19 - 1883 - September 11 - 1972)