Exploring Animation

Research Worksheet
Animation - Write down all the words that you associate with this topic.

briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness,

How many frames per second do we film in?

24

What is persistence of vision?

Persistence of vision traditionally refers to the optical illusion that occurs when visual
perception of an object does not cease for some time

Explain how at a least three different early animation toys worked with images?

Their shadows, Digital 2D animation, Digital 3D animation.

Why was ‘Gertie’ the Dinosaur so significant?

 Gertie was the first film to use animation techniques such as keyframes, registration marks, tracing
paper, the Mutoscope action viewer, and animation loops. It influenced the next generation of
animators such as the Fleischer brothers, Otto Messmer, Paul Terry, and Walt Disney.

What is cel animation?

A cel, short for celluloid, is a transparent sheet on which objects are drawn or painted for traditional,
hand-drawn animation. Actual celluloid was used during the first half of the 20th century, but since it
was flammable and dimensionally unstable it was largely replaced by cellulose acetate.

Activity – In pairs name some of the most popular and well-known TV animation series and
your favourite.

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