Movement that repeats itself continuously without ending.
Looping
A series of pictures illustrating critical moments in the narrative of the animation or film. It’s how artists and directors get a visual sense of how a production will look.
Storyboard
A written document that outlines the dialogue, actions, and key details of the storyline for an animated project
Script
An animation technique in which live-action images are traced either manually or automatically.
Rotoscope
The basic unit of filmmaking.
Frame
Adding sound- sometimes translated dialogue into another language for animations to be sold to another territory.
Dubbing
Animation technique used to plan and simulate realistic motion paths.
Arcs
A repeatable sequence of frames needed for an animated character to walk.
Walk cycle
True or False: "Appeal" is one of the 12 principles of animation
True
Name three types of animation techniques.
Stop motion, claymotion, rotoscope, cut-out animation, flipbook animation, whiteboard animation...
The choice of selecting certain colors that work well together to get a specific effect or feeling.
Color scheme
The intensity or purity of a color, measured by the amount of gray mixed with the color.
Saturation
A color scheme using variations in lightness and saturation of a single color.
Monochromatic
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel, creating strong contrast when used together.
Complementary colors
Name at least three TV cartoons featuring only animals.
The Looney Tunes, Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Winnie the Pooh, Spongebob Squarepants, The Penguins of Madagascar, The Pink Panther, Arthur...
Name at least three of the biggest animation studios.
Dreamworks, Pixar, Studio Ghibli, Warner Bros, Sony, Laika, Cartoon Network...
