Animation Flashcards

the first animation was achieved using…

optical toys

What is the persistence of vision

The eye’s ability to fill-in movement from one image to the next.

Which of the optical toys is most similar to the traditional paper animation production technique?

Flip Book

Which opitical toy uses only two images to create the illusion of animation?

Thaumatrope

Who is considered the first animator to have created personality animation?

Winsor McCay

which invention allowed the creation of a depth of perspective?

multiplane camera

what is the main difference between full animation and limited animation?

full animation is more that fluid and realistic

which technique is used to trace from live action reference?

rotoscoping

Is it possible to create 2D animation using only computers

FALSE

which animation technique involves applying the recorded actions of an actor, and the applying the information onto a 2D or 3D character?

Motion Capture

What is another name for the skeleton of a physical puppet or claymation figure?

amature

in what country was the silhouette cut-out animation technique invented?

Germany