How Cel Animation Was Invented — Questions and answers
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What caught Anders' attention in the Museum of Animated Dreams?
Choices
- A. Leon's bouncing notebook
- B. Lian's echoing voice
- C. The living paintings with a winking knight ✓
- D. The grand hall's high ceilings
Answer: C. The living paintings with a winking knight
From page 1
Before computers, how was every single frame of animation created?
Choices
- A. By taking photographs
- B. By drawing each one by hand ✓
- C. By using special machines
- D. By asking Leonardo da Vinci for help
Answer: B. By drawing each one by hand
From page 2
What happened when Leon opened his magical Invention Encyclopedia?
Choices
- A. The book stopped glowing.
- B. A swirling vortex of light pulled them into another time. ✓
- C. They found the exact answer they needed.
- D. Lian let go of Anders' hand.
Answer: B. A swirling vortex of light pulled them into another time.
From page 4
Where did Leon, Lian, and Anders land after being pulled through time?
Choices
- A. A quiet museum in 1914
- B. A bustling New York City studio in 1914 ✓
- C. A room filled with old paintings
- D. A different city outside the museum
Answer: B. A bustling New York City studio in 1914
From page 5
What made animation production grueling before John Randolph Bray's new method?
Choices
- A. The artists didn't have enough money.
- B. Every single drawing had to be copied entirely. ✓
- C. There were too many discarded sketches.
- D. The studio was too humble.
Answer: B. Every single drawing had to be copied entirely.
From page 6
How did using transparent sheets (cels) save time in animation?
Choices
- A. They made the drawings disappear quickly.
- B. You could draw the background once and only animate the moving parts on separate sheets. ✓
- C. Earl Hurd drew all the sheets very fast.
- D. The sheets were magical and drew themselves.
Answer: B. You could draw the background once and only animate the moving parts on separate sheets.
From page 7
What was a part of John Randolph Bray's system for changing entire scenes and dividing work?
Choices
- A. Using only one artist for every film
- B. Creating master backgrounds and using a 'slash' system ✓
- C. Producing exactly 500 films
- D. Drawing everything on a single sheet of paper
Answer: B. Creating master backgrounds and using a 'slash' system
From page 8
What did Leon discover was the clever way to speed up animation?
Choices
- A. Drawing every frame by hand
- B. Using a magical encyclopedia
- C. Cel animation ✓
- D. Only making short films
Answer: C. Cel animation
From page 9
What became much faster and cheaper thanks to Bray and Hurd's invention?
Choices
- A. Visiting museums
- B. Reading books
- C. Animation ✓
- D. Writing notes
Answer: C. Animation
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