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Take a 25 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Animation Concepts 201 - Principles of Background Design.
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
What kind of camera move is often used when characters are walking?
a pan
a perspective
a truck-out
a truck-in
2
An up shot can:
indicate position of power
indicate position of weakness
3
Symmetry tends to make an image dynamic. True or false?
True
False
4
What is the best way to brainstorm creative ideas for backgrounds?
Using layers in Photoshop
Using layers in Illustrator
Building them in Maya
Sketching our your ideas on paper
5
What is the main difference between a Background Artist and an Animator?
A BG Artist is responsible for creating artwork for a scene; an Animator is responsible for creating the animation within that scene
The animator tells the BG artist what to do
The BG artist tells the animator what to do
There is no difference-they both do the same job
6
What is a Key Location?
It's the board panel currently in use
It's the master shot of a scene, a BG that offers the widest view of the whole scene
It's a scene that doesn't need any animation
It's a scene that doesn't need a Background
7
OL means:
Open Line
Object Line
Overlay
Object Layer
8
Which type of shots helps to establish a scene?
The extreme close up
The long shot
The wide angle
The mid shot
9
A _____ simulates a camera move, by scaling up the background.
truck-out
perspective
pan
truck-in
10
Your reference material should dictate what your drawings should look like. True or false?
False
True
11
How do you delete a layer in Photoshop?
Close the document without saving it
Create a new layer above it
Open up a new document
Select the layer in the stack and hit delete/backspace
12
What is 2-point perspective?
It's the rule of thirds for composition
The vanishing point
The convergence of all lines
It's a perspective grid, or drawing, that has 2 vanishing points
13
When you're drawing a shape to a 3d grid, you are following the:
rule of 3d
rule of thirds
perspective rule
rule of thumb
14
Framing leads the viewers' eyes to where you want them to look? True or false?
False
True
15
What is reference material?
The blueprint for your design
The script and storyboard
Any material that gives you inspiration and guides for your artwork
The final finished artwork
16
Background designs start off with a rough sketch. True or false?
False
True
17
When working on a background for an animated show, your creation will be the main attraction. True or false?
False
True
18
The Horizon Line represents the vanishing point in the perspective grid. True or false?
False
True
19
What is the compositor's job?
To lay the animation on top of the background
To create the storyboard
To render the animation
To build the background
20
Is visual language important for Background Design?
No
Yes
21
Framing is how to set up a scene so that the viewer's eyes can be led to the main area where the action is taking place. True or false?
True
False
22
What is a thumbnail?
A selection of storyboard panels
A small, rough drawing of the scene
A saved JPEG of the background
The rendered Background
23
What is a camera pan?
It's a camera movement from left to right, or vice versa
It's any camera notes for the BG Artist
It means "no board panel"
It refers to the arrows on a storyboard
24
An extreme close up is all about:
the character
the storyboard
the environment
the scene
25
Which key do you need to hold to make your lines completely straight in Photoshop?
Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows)
Command (Mac) or Control (Windows)
Spacebar
Shift
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Principles of Background Design
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