Animation Questions

1. Discuss some of the basic animation techniques and principles that apply to
the development of animated sequences.

A: Some of the animation principles are;

 Key frames

 Motion

 Pacing/timing

 Point of view
Some of the animation techniques are;

 Acceleration/deceleration

 Audio integration

 Hinges and pivots

 Key frames and tweens

 looping backgrounds

 Morphing/object exaggeration

 Motion paths

 Registration points

 Rotation

 Speed/motion blur

2. What copyright issues and intellectual property issues do you need to be

aware of if you create animations on your own or as part of your job role?
A: Don’t copy anyone work.

3. Your supervisor shows you a very cute animation on the Internet. She asks
you if you can copy the animation and replace the logo with her companies’
logo. What would you say to this request?
A: “ I cant do that, that would be copying”

4. What is ergonomics?
A: The study of people's efficiency in their working environment.
 5. What WHS (Work Health and Safety) requirements do you need to follow
when working on computers for extended periods of time?
A: Take at least 5 to 10 minutes breaks and sit at the computer in the right
position.

6. What are some of the screen, visual design and communication principles as
they apply to animation?
A: The communication principles are;
 Communicating the message

 Conveying meaning

 Meeting audience requirements

 Using functional components

The visual designs are;
 Key frames

 Objects

 References

 Samples

 Script

 Storyboard

 Technical specifications, including:

 Output file format

 Output file size

 Operating system

 Hardware specifications, including memory size, RAM

 Delivery platform

 Bandwidth

 Media form

7. What file formats might you use for different delivery platforms?
A: A few of the more common file formats are;

 Word documents (.doc)

 Web text pages (.htm or .html)
 Web page images (.gif and .jpg)
 Adobe Postcript files (.ps)
 Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf)
 Executable programs (.exe)
 Multimedia files (.mp3 and others)