Techniques
Name one of the twelve animation principles, and what it means!
Any of the twelve animation principles counts as a correct answer!
In ATLA, what is the name of Aang's bison companion?
Appa
In "Spirited Away," what do Chihiro's parents get turned into?
Pigs
What is Disney's first full-length animated film?
Snow White (1937)
Where is Laika Studios located?
Portland, Oregon
What is the difference between frame-by-frame animation and keyframe animation?
Frame-by-frame is drawing one frame directly after the other, while keyframe animation is drawing the key poses and filling the in-betweens in afterward.
What is the longest running American animated show?
The Simpsons
Which two Studio Ghibli films have won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards?
Spirited Away (2003) and The Boy and The Heron (2023)
Who is the founder of Studio Ghibli?
Hayao Miyazaki
This animation studio has created movies such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "Hotel Transylvania," and "Mitchell's vs. the Machines."
Sony Pictures Animation
In many animation programs, there is a helpful tool that allows the animator to see frames before and after the current frame. What is this tool called?
Onion skin/onion skinning
While making Gravity Falls, the creator Alex Hirsch realized fans were close to figuring out the true identity of the author. What did he do to get fans off the trail of this discovery?
He created a fake leak, featuring Old Man McGucket as the author.
This studio's first film "Antz" was produced to compete with Pixar's "A Bug's Life?" in 1998.
Dreamworks
What was the first CGI-animated feature film?
Toy Story
What is the name of the free, open-source 3D program that was used to Oscar-Winning film "Flow?"
Blender
This animation step involves drawing a series of images that represent different movements, scenes, compositions, etc. before doing the actual animation.
Storyboarding
Who is the creator of the show Adventure Time (and also Midnight Gospel!)
Pendleton Ward
How long was the animated film "The Thief and The Cobbler" in production for? (if you get within 2 years of the correct number, you get it!)
29 years (from 1964-1993)
What was the name of the dinosaur in one of the earliest animations made in 1908?
Gertie
This film's famous motorcycle slide is constantly referenced in other media.
Akira
What is pixilation?
Pixilation a stop-motion technique that uses a live actor to create animation by taking frame-by-frame stills of them.
Name two animated shows that have had a crossover!
Examples: Jetsons/Flintstones, Fairly Oddparents/Jimmy Neutron, The Simpsons/Futureama
What is the current highest grossing animated film?
Ne Zha 2
This 1920's animation style included flowy, inarticulated limbs. Some examples are Felix the Cat, Popeye, and Mickey Mouse.
Rubberhose
What University is featured on the father's sweatshirt in the stop-motion film "Coraline?"
Michigan State