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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 is the standard term for Full HD?
720p
16:9
4:3
1080p
2
An up shot can:
indicate position of weakness
indicate position of power
3
What is the best way to brainstorm creative ideas for backgrounds?
Building them in Maya
Using layers in Illustrator
Using layers in Photoshop
Sketching our your ideas on paper
4
Why do you need to check the storyboard for characters and action?
So that you know what the dialogue is
So that you can time out the scene
So that you know what part of the BG to leave clear for the animation
To check if there are any camera angles
5
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
6
What is 2-point perspective?
The convergence of all lines
It's the rule of thirds for composition
The vanishing point
It's a perspective grid, or drawing, that has 2 vanishing points
7
Background Design is a part of animation production. True or false?
False
True
8
The Horizon Line represents the vanishing point in the perspective grid. True or false?
False
True
9
What is reference material?
The blueprint for your design
The script and storyboard
The final finished artwork
Any material that gives you inspiration and guides for your artwork
10
Background designs start off with a rough sketch. True or false?
False
True
11
Your reference material should dictate what your drawings should look like. True or false?
False
True
12
What is a camera pan?
It means "no board panel"
It's a camera movement from left to right, or vice versa
It refers to the arrows on a storyboard
It's any camera notes for the BG Artist
13
What is the main difference between a Background Artist and an Animator?
The animator tells the BG artist what to do
There is no difference-they both do the same job
The BG artist tells the animator what to do
A BG Artist is responsible for creating artwork for a scene; an Animator is responsible for creating the animation within that scene
14
OL means:
Object Line
Overlay
Object Layer
Open Line
15
Is perspective important in drawing backgrounds?
Only when drawing props
Yes, unless the style of the film specifically breaks rules of perspective
Only when drawing the foreground
Only when drawing the background
16
When you're drawing a shape to a 3d grid, you are following the:
rule of 3d
perspective rule
rule of thumb
rule of thirds
17
What is a thumbnail?
A selection of storyboard panels
A saved JPEG of the background
A small, rough drawing of the scene
The rendered Background
18
The vanishing point is always in the center of the picture. True or false?
False
True
19
A _____ simulates a camera move, by scaling up the background.
truck-out
pan
truck-in
perspective
20
Which key do you need to hold to make your lines completely straight in Photoshop?
Spacebar
Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows)
Command (Mac) or Control (Windows)
Shift
21
What is the compositor's job?
To render the animation
To build the background
To create the storyboard
To lay the animation on top of the background
22
Symmetry tends to make an image dynamic. True or false?
True
False
23
How do you delete a layer in Photoshop?
Close the document without saving it
Open up a new document
Create a new layer above it
Select the layer in the stack and hit delete/backspace
24
What is a board panel?
One frame of a Storyboard
A layer in the stack in Photoshop
It is the name of the finished Background art
The size of the document
25
What is a color-card?
The color of the storyboard
A color that stands for the background
The color of a layer
The color of a character
Animation Concepts 201
Principles of Background Design
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