Ways to Make Animation

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A 10-question quiz on stop motion, cel animation, rotoscoping and traditional animation production techniques.

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1. Which animation technique photographs a physical puppet separately in each pose?

   1. Stop motion
   2. Cel animation
   3. Rotoscoping
   4. Drawn-on-film animation
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   A) Stop motion

2. Which plastic sheet material was used in many hand-drawn cel animations of the 20th century?

   1. Cellulose nitrate
   2. Cellulose acetate
   3. Polyethylene terephthalate
   4. Polyvinyl chloride
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   B) Cellulose acetate

3. When making animation with a rotoscope, what source does an artist use as a drawing reference?

   1. Previously drawn cels
   2. Photographic backgrounds
   3. Live-action footage
   4. Three-dimensional models
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   C) Live-action footage

4. Which camera creates depth by moving artwork layers on different planes?

   1. Animation stand camera
   2. Rotoscope
   3. Multiplane camera
   4. Optical printer
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   C) Multiplane camera

5. What process did Disney's Xerox method use to transfer drawings onto cels?

   1. Photocopy transfer
   2. Screen printing
   3. Photographic enlargement
   4. Lithographic printing
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   A) Photocopy transfer

6. At 24 frames per second, what is the method of holding each drawing for two frames called?

   1. Animating on ones
   2. Animating on twos
   3. Animating on fours
   4. Animating on threes
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   B) Animating on twos

7. Which stop-motion approach uses interchangeable parts to create different facial expressions?

   1. Clay animation
   2. Pixilation
   3. Replacement animation
   4. Puppet animation
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   C) Replacement animation

8. Which element can rotoscoping create to separate a live-action person from the background?

   1. Character rig
   2. Motion blur
   3. UV map
   4. Matte
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   D) Matte

9. What helps an animator see earlier drawings while planning the next pose?

   1. Color key
   2. Motion blur
   3. Perspective grid
   4. Onion skinning
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   D) Onion skinning

10. Which transparent sheet allows the same character drawing to be reused over a stationary background?

    1. Paper drawing
    2. Film frame
    3. Background painting
    4. Animation cel
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    D) Animation cel