Topic 4: Animation

Question 1

define animation

Answer 1

• simulation of movement by displaying series of images (illustration) in form of frames

Question 2

difference between video and animation

Answer 2

• video involve real-life situation
• animations involve series of drawing images

Question 3

3 animation space

Answer 3

2D - simple and static
2.5 D - illustrating depth using shadowing and highlighting
3D - complex and realistic

Question 4

2 animations techniques

Answer 4

• computer animation
• cel animation

Question 5

explain cel animation

Answer 5

• series of progressively different graphics being used on each frame of movie
• begins with keyframe
• cell of each frame may consist text title, background, foreground, sound and characters

Question 6

what is keyframe

Answer 6

the first and last frame of an action

Question 7

what is tweening

Answer 7

action between keyframe

Question 8

2 techniques in computer animation

Answer 8

morphing - effect in which a static or moving image is transformed to another

inverse kinematics - process of linking objects and defining their relationship and limit