Animation Techniques
Which technique involves photographing objects one frame at a time?
Stop motion animation
What character did Mickey start off as?
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
How many film titles had the Warner Brothers acquired by 1908?
200
Who was known as the “Henry Ford of Animation?
John Randolph Bray
Which Walt Disney Studios production introduced animation with a synchronized soundtrack?
Steamboat Willie
Name two sub-genres of stop motion animation and give an example for each.
Puppet Animation/ Clay animation/ Cutout Animation/ Brickfilm
What was Mickey’s original name?
Mortimer Mouse
Name two short animations produced by the Warner Brothers
Animatrix/ Dr. Seuss/ Mr. Hook/ Private Snafu
Name three famous silent moves from the 1920’s.
Steamboat Willie/ Mickey’s choo-choo/ Trip to mars/ Gertie the Dinosaur/ “The Artist’s Dream”/ Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Who brought sound to movies?
The Warner Brothers
What is another name for the flip book?
Kineograph
What was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon?
Plane Crazy
What was the name of the theatre that the Warner Brothers made from a store in new castle, Pennsylvania?
Cascade Theater
Who animated Gertie the Dinosaur?
Winsor McCay
Define the term “Mickey mousing.”
A film technique that syncs music to the screen actions.
Explain the cel animation technique.
Transparent cellulose acetate sheets with different drawings layered on top of each other to create a scene.
What short film does Mickey first appear in color?
The Band Concert
What year was Bugs Bunny made?
1940
When was Humorous Phases of Funny Faces released?
April 7, 1906
What was the first “talking picture?"
The Jazz Singer
What year was the zoetrope made?
1834
What year was Steamboat Willie released?
1928
List the names of the Warner Brothers
Albert, Sam, Henry, and Jack
What year was “The Artist’s Dream” released?
1913
Name three instruments used to replicate outside sounds.
Timpanis, cymbals, and wood blocks