12 Principles Animation

Concept art is typically completed in which type of animation?

• Vector

• Raster

• 2D

• 3D

What type of animator is responsible for moving the models around the environment?

• Modelers

• Key Animators

• Character Animators

• Concept Artists

Which of the following best describes stop-motion?

• Taking still images with a camera and then moving the camera or subject to imply movement.

• Subjects are constructed out of clay and artists will move or reconstruct the clay figures to imply movement

• Hand drawing each frame on specialized paper with illustrations of moving characters or objects which would be placed on top of static backgrounds and then photographed

• Creating a physical book where each page has a drawing to advance the animation

Which of the following is the correct term for the movement which occurs due to a primary action?

• Squash

• Stretch

• Exaggeration

• Overlapping Action

What are the movements which do not distract from the primary action?

• Additional Movement

• Secondary Action

• Coordinating Action

• Sync Action

What technique makes an action appear more fluid and realistic?

• Exaggeration

• Natural Arc

• Ease in and out

• Straight Ahead

Evaluating the composition on screen requires looking at which of the following techniques?

• Staging

• Easing in and out

• Follow through

• Overlapping

What has the utilization of CGI improved in the animation industry?

• Storytelling techniques

• The cost of animation

• Production speeds and animation capabilities

• The number of 2D animations produced

Animation is considered an unrealistic medium, but audiences automatically buy into the non-realistic worlds, making it suitable for fantastical or whimsical stories.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a role typically associated with the animation process?

• Key Animators

• Storyboard Artists

• Concept Artists

• Sound Engineers