Motion Graphics 3D Animation and Motion

Question 1

What is a 'camera' object used for in 3D motion graphics software?

Accepted Answer

Defining the viewpoint and perspective through which the 3D scene is viewed and rendered

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Rendering audio

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Adding lighting

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Creating geometry

Question 2

What does 'keyframe interpolation' mean in 3D animation?

Accepted Answer

The method by which values are calculated between two keyframe positions

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Importing keyframe data from another app

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Exporting animation curves

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Baking physics simulations

Question 3

What is a 'polygon mesh' in 3D graphics?

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A 3D object made of connected vertices, edges, and faces (polygons)

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A grid of pixels

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A lighting rig

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A particle system

Question 4

What does 'rigging' refer to in 3D character animation?

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Creating a system of bones and controls that allow a character to be posed and animated

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Adding textures to a model

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Setting up render passes

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Adding particle effects

Question 5

What is 'ambient occlusion' in 3D rendering?

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A shading technique that calculates how exposed each surface point is to ambient light, darkening corners and crevices

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A glow effect

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A motion blur pass

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A depth of field effect

Question 6

What is a 'normal map' used for in 3D motion graphics?

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Faking surface detail and bumps without adding geometry, using encoded surface angle data

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Storing UV coordinates

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Controlling object transparency

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Setting animation curves