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1
What's a good technique for planning on how to animate the action of your character?
Copy the action from a classic animation film
Act it out yourself
Just animate, there is no need to plan the action
2
What is name of the node in a node system that puts together all the elements in that network?
Composite Node
Element Node
Final Node
3
WHAT production step is included in traditional, paperless workflows, but not in cutout work?
Scan
Ink and Paint
Layout
4
Which artist assembles the characters so that they can be animated?
Compositor
Rigging Artist
Scene Setup Artist
5
In what year and at what studio was the multiplane camera invented?
1961, Hanna Barbera Productions
1943, Warner Brothers Animation
1933, Walt Disney Company
6
In traditional cel animation lines and colour were painted on same side of the celluloid sheet
FALSE
TRUE
7
In what country was the silhouette cut-out animation technique invented?
Germany
Ireland
India
8
What is the best way to maintain consistency over the colours in your project?
Use as few colours as possible
Create a colour palette for each element
9
What is the main purpose of having an anticipation action before a main action?
To make the character's action look more cartoony
To make it clear to audience that character about to perform
To create more squash and stretch
10
Adding Follow-Through to your animation helps you to avoid what?
Having too much Squash and Stretch
Incorrect timing
Mechanical looking action
11
Which view is used to see and understand the timing and to get an overview of the whole scene?
Timeline View
Camera View
XSheet View
12
It is not possible to create 2D animation using only computers
FALSE
TRUE
13
What does the storyboard artist use as a reference to do their work?
Script
Background Layout
Animatic
14
What person deals with rendering as well as software issues?
Technical Director
Casting Director
Line Producer
15
studios with limited resources, which artists can also complete the layout and posing duties
Animator and Colour Stylist
Compositor and Ink and Paint Artist
Storyboard Artist and Animator
16
Which invention allowed the creation of a depth of perspective?
Pegbar
Multiplane Camera
Synchronized Sound
17
A character snapping his fingers while he is doing the main action of walking is called what?
Follow-Through
Secondary Action
Anticipation
18
The step of creating an animatic is recommended but not always necessary
TRUE
FALSE
19
The human brain is capable of processing a minimum of how many drawings per second?
30
6
12
20
WhatS it called when something connected to a character lags behind as character moves forward
Drag
Squash
Anticipation
21
How does the cut-out animation technique save production time?
The key (main) poses are created by the software
Inbetween positions are created by the software
The production is spread out over multiple studio
22
Which of optical toys is most similar to the traditional paper animation production technique?
Flip Book
Praxinoscope
Thaumatrope
23
For a cut-out style production, it is important that the storyboard is on model
TRUE
FALSE
24
When a ball is bouncing upwards, should it be speeding up or slowing down?
Speeding Up
Slowing Down
Neither
25
The first visual representation of the script is called what?
Animatic
Character Design
Storyboard
26
What does the Alpha value refer to?
Heat
Hue
Transparency
27
What are done to the video and audio elements of a project during post-production
Storyboard
Editing
Character Design
28
Where would you store files for custom brush tips?
Reference
Textures
Library
Models
29
What element does the multiplane camera add to a project?
Pose-to-Pose Animation
Timing
Depth
30
As you squash and stretch an object in animation, what is important to also do?
Squash much more than you stretch the object
Keep the volume of the object consistent
Stretch much more than you stretch the object
31
What happen when you have a background and a character that are moving at different frame rates
A sliding or jerking motion
The character has an extra-cartoony feel
A nice overlapping movement effect
32
What is another name for the skeleton of a physical, puppet or claymation figure?
Rig
Backbone
Armature
33
What is the final phase of animation production pipeline called?
Compositing
Storyboarding
Post-Production
34
What is the size of the new HD TV standard format in pixels?
720 x 480
1920 x 1080
4:3
35
What is persistence of vision?
Continuously focusing on the same spot
Keep your eyes focused on one point
The eyes ability to fillin movement from 1 image to the next
36
which production must be completed before animators can begin their work?
Colour Styling
Compositing
Layout
37
What is a major benefit of animating with the paperless technique
You don't have to draw every frame
Instant line test
software tells you when your animation timin is incorrect
38
Which technique is used to trace from live action reference?
Inbetweening
Limited Animation
Rotoscoping
39
Who is considered the first animator to have created personality animation?
Ub Iwerks
Walt Disney
Winsor McCay
40
If a character is in a pose that expresses sadness, how would you exaggerate that action?
Lean the character down more
Have the character push his chest out
Make sure the character's hair is a dark colour
41
Which optical toy uses only two images to create the illusion of animation?
Thaumatrope
Praxinoscope
Zoetrope
42
What was name of technique, invented in the late 1950's, that replaced the hand inking of cels?
Scanning
Super-Inking
Xerox Process
43
Which person assembles all of the elements and creates the camera moves?
Animator
Storyboard Artist
Compositor
44
For what purpose was the traditional exposure sheet invented?
animator to communicate, animation timing to camera person
As a tool for the animator to draw their animation frames
45
Why would you want to be sure your character is drawn solidly?
To make sure your timing is correct
It will help you create better anticipation poses
So it doesn't become off-model
46
WhAT apply recorded actions of an actor, and then applyin the info onto a 2D /3D character?
Straight Ahead Animation
Motion Capture
Paperless Animation
47
What defines the change from one scene to another?
What defines the change from one scene to another?
Camera cut
When the character stops moving
48
What is the correct relationship betwen the laws of physics and animation timing?
Animation about exaggeration, laws of physics can be ignored
Even exaggerated action must follow the laws of physics
Animation timin should be opposite to laws of physics
49
Why do you need a Reference folder?
gather images from which you get ideas and inspiration
To store file history logs
To store staff resumes
50
What is the word pixel short for?
Picture Element
Pixie Dust
Pixelation
51
What is the advantage of using the Straight Ahead animation technique?
gives more control over the result than using the PosetoPose
It helps you to get more anticipation into your animation
The resulting animation looks more spontaneous
52
The shape of a section of a vector line can be modified using what?
Pencil Editor
Vector Handle
Bezier Handle
53
Traditional, paperless, and cut-out animation styles can all be combined in one project
TRUE
FALSE
54
What is the main difference between Full Animation and Limited Animation
Full Animation is more fluid and realistic
Limited Animation is more fluid and realistic
Full Animation has very few details in the characters
55
Which is the correct animation style?
There is no correct animation style
Bouncy, cartoony animation
Fluid, smooth animation
56
The motion of living things usually progresses in straight lines
TRUE
FALSE
57
What is a group of scenes in the same location and around the same event called?
Act
Sequence
Frame
58
what other advantage does the Node System offer over the Timeline?
The colours are easy on the eye
It allows advanced connections and parentin between scene
The elements of your scene are not represented on timeline
59
How many pins does the standard animation peg bar have?
3
2
4
1
60
using the PosetoPose animation technique, what is the correct order to create your drawings?
Key poses, inbetween poses, breakdown poses
Key poses, breakdown poses, inbetween poses
Breakdown poses, key poses, inbetween poses
61
What is the function of a Second Unit?
Perform animation production duties on a subcontracted basis
To record audio assets for the production
To animate secondary characters
62
Which step is common to all three workflow techniques?
Exposure Sheet
Compositing
Scan
63
For what additional purpose was the peg bar traditionally used?
Move layers under the camera
To remove from animation disc and use as a measuring device
As a way to stabilize the drawing table
64
The first animation was achieved using what object?
The pegbar
The film camera
Optical toys
