Animation for Kids History Of Animation for Kids 5

Question 1

What is 'rotoscoping' in animation?

Accepted Answer

Tracing over live-action film footage frame by frame to create realistic animated movement

Answer

Rotoscoping involves projecting live-action film onto a glass panel and tracing each frame, giving animated characters realistic human movement.

Question 2

The anime style of animation originated in which country?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Answer

Anime is a style of animation that originated in Japan, with Osamu Tezuka often credited as a founding figure in its modern development.

Question 3

What was special about the 1937 Disney film 'Snow White' that made it technically groundbreaking?

Accepted Answer

It used a multiplane camera to create the illusion of depth

Answer

Disney's multiplane camera moved multiple layers of artwork at different speeds past the camera, creating a realistic sense of depth and three-dimensional space.

Question 4

Which animation pioneer created 'Gertie the Dinosaur' in 1914, one of the first cartoons with a character that had a distinct personality?

Accepted Answer

Winsor McCay

Answer

Winsor McCay created Gertie the Dinosaur, a charming brontosaurus who took orders from her creator and cried when scolded, showing the earliest character personality in animation.

Question 5

What is 'limited animation', a style used in many TV cartoons of the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Animation where only small sections of a drawing move rather than redrawing entire figures each frame

Answer

Limited animation reuses backgrounds and only animates the parts of a character that move, reducing the number of drawings needed and making production faster and cheaper.

Animation for Kids Practice Test

Animation for Kids Practice Test

Animation for Kids History Of Animation for Kids 5