Animation for Kids Animation Techniques 2

Question 1

What is 'squash and stretch' in animation?

Accepted Answer

Exaggerating shapes to show weight and motion

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Resizing the canvas

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Compressing video files

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Zooming the camera in and out

Question 2

What animation technique involves photographing real actors and tracing over the footage?

Accepted Answer

Rotoscoping

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Stop motion

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CGI

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Claymation

Question 3

In CGI animation, what does the term 'rigging' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Creating a skeleton system to control a 3D character

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Setting up studio lights

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Writing dialogue for characters

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Adding background music

Question 4

What does 'anticipation' mean as an animation principle?

Accepted Answer

A small preparation movement before a main action

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Predicting the story's ending

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Speeding up a scene

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Adding surprise sound effects

Question 5

What is 'lip sync' in character animation?

Accepted Answer

Matching a character's mouth movements to spoken audio

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Syncing music to scene changes

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Coloring a character's lips

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Recording voice actors

Question 6

What is a 'storyboard' used for in animation production?

Accepted Answer

A series of sketches that plan out scenes before animating

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A physical board used to pin art supplies

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A digital tool for coloring

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A list of sound effects