Characters
Animation Class
Animation Art History
Stop Motion, Computer or Traditional?
Terms & Vocab
100

The name of the dinosaur that got to star in her very own animated short - she cried, she danced, she drank water! 

Gertie the Dinosaur 

100

The first thing Mrs. Waychoff says to start class everyday. 

"Hello my most amazing artists!" 

100

This animation studio helped the start award winning animation films in the USA 

Disney 


100

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 

Traditional (hand drawn) 

100

The term for the transparent or "ghost" image that shows the photo taken previously. 

"Onion Skin" 

200

1928 - This short film was audience's first time ever seeing Mickey Mouse as THIS character created by Disney

Steamboat Willie! 

200

How many recipes did you have to complete to become an Animation Master ?

10

200

The most expensive animated film ever created with a budget of $260 Million - hint, this character has VERY LONG HAIR 

Tangled

200

The Nightmare Before Christmas. 

-1993

Stop Motion Animation 

200

The layer of the animation creation that shows where the characters are located. Farthest from the viewer. Seen when using CEL, 2D and STOP MOTION animations as well as other types.

The Background

300

A animation studio known for its use of CGI (Computer Animation) 

 hint: “Just keep swimming!” 

Pixar 

300

This is the name for the type of animation toy we created in class that spins on a string to create the illusion of two combined images 

Thaumatrope 

300

1937 - The first ever full-length traditional animated film.

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs 

300

The Lion King - 1994

Traditional (cel, hand drawn) 

300

What does FPS stand for? Term for how fast each 

picture taken is played in front of your vision. 


"Frames Per Second" 

400

1921- a character created by Pat Sullivan, Otto Messmer - “the first animated Movie star!” the took on a town along with a gang of fish and rats!

  

Felix the Cat 

400

This is the name of the animation invention we recreated in class that you can "flip" by hand with 30 frames 

Flipbooks!

400

1995 - The first ever full-length computer generated animation film. 

Toy Story 

400

Frozen - 2013

Computer Animation 

400

What does CGI Animation stand for?

Computer Generated Image 
500

This amazingly bendy clay character was one of the first claymation tv stars!

Gumby 

500

Mrs. Waychoff's favorite Disney Film

The Lion King - 1994

500

Father of Animation

Created “Gertie the Dinosaur”

Winsor McKay

500

Encanto - 2021

Computer Animation 

500

This specific category of animation sets up clay figures or objects in front of a camera. Each

 frame is photographed, with the 

character slight changed little by little.

Claymation

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