Animation for Kids History Of Animation for Kids 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 'claymation'?
- A type of watercolor animation style
- Animation created using clay or plasticine figures (Correct answer)
- A French style of line-drawn animation
- Computer animation that looks like clay
Correct answer: Animation created using clay or plasticine figures
Claymation is a form of stop-motion animation where characters and sets are sculpted from clay and moved slightly between photographs.
Question 2: Which Disney film from 1940 combined classical music with animated sequences, featuring segments like 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'?
- Pinocchio
- Dumbo
- Fantasia (Correct answer)
- Bambi
Correct answer: Fantasia
Fantasia (1940) paired classical music by composers like Bach and Beethoven with stunning animated visuals, including Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Question 3: What does 'in-betweening' (or 'tweening') mean in traditional animation?
- Adding background music to cartoons
- Drawing the frames between key poses to create smooth motion (Correct answer)
- Coloring the outlined characters
- Filming live actors for reference
Correct answer: Drawing the frames between key poses to create smooth motion
In-betweening involves drawing the intermediate frames between the main 'key frames' that senior animators draw, creating smooth transitions.
Question 4: Which television show, premiering in 1960, was the first animated primetime series on American TV?
- The Jetsons
- Scooby-Doo
- The Flintstones (Correct answer)
- Yogi Bear
Correct answer: The Flintstones
The Flintstones debuted on ABC in September 1960 and became the first animated series to air during prime time on American television.
Question 5: Who directed the 2001 CGI animated film 'Shrek', which won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
- John Lasseter
- Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson (Correct answer)
- Brad Bird
- Chris Sanders
Correct answer: Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson co-directed Shrek for DreamWorks Animation, which took home the very first Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Question 6: What is the name of the spinning wheel-shaped device that displayed a sequence of images through slots to show animation?
- Thaumatrope
- Praxinoscope
- Zoetrope (Correct answer)
- Kinetoscope
Correct answer: Zoetrope
The zoetrope, invented in 1834, was a hollow cylinder with slits cut into the sides through which viewers watched drawings appear to move.
Question 7: Which famous animator was known for his twelve basic principles of animation, including 'squash and stretch'?
- Chuck Jones
- Tex Avery
- Walt Disney's 'Nine Old Men' (Correct answer)
- Osamu Tezuka
Correct answer: Walt Disney's 'Nine Old Men'
Disney's core team of animators, nicknamed the 'Nine Old Men' by Walt Disney, developed and codified the twelve principles of animation that are still taught today.
