The basic unit of filmmaking.
Frame
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel, creating strong contrast when used together.
Complementary colors
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
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 three types of animation techniques.
Stop motion, claymotion, rotoscope, cut-out animation, flipbook animation, whiteboard animation...
In “South Park”, who dies in almost every episode?
Kenny
A graphic art work that companies use to symbolize their brand or product.
Logo
An animation technique in which live-action images are traced either manually or automatically.
Rotoscope
Which two animation studios produced the animated superhero movie "The Incredibles" jointly?
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios
A color scheme using variations in lightness and saturation of a single color.
Monochromatic
Adding sound- sometimes translated dialogue into another language for animations to be sold to another territory.
Dubbing
Name at least three of the biggest animation studios.
Dreamworks, Pixar, Studio Ghibli, Warner Bros, Sony, Laika, Cartoon Network...
Movement that repeats itself continuously without ending.
Looping
Which cartoon series holds the longest TV series and sitcom in terms of episodes and seasons in the United States?
The Simpsons
True or False: "Appeal" is one of the 12 principles of animation
True
A written document that outlines the dialogue, actions, and key details of the storyline for an animated project
Script
The intensity or purity of a color, measured by the amount of gray mixed with the color.
Saturation
A repeatable sequence of frames needed for an animated character to walk.
Walk cycle
The choice of selecting certain colors that work well together to get a specific effect or feeling.
Color scheme
Animation technique used to plan and simulate realistic motion paths.
Arcs