Visual Communication — Practice

Question 1

What is animation and on which principle does it work?

Accepted Answer

The rapid display of a sequence of images to create the illusion of movement; it works on the persistence of vision.

Question 2

Define multimedia.

Accepted Answer

The combination of text, audio, images, animation and video to convey information.

Question 3

Name the four types of animation.

Accepted Answer

Traditional (cel), 2D, 3D and stop-motion animation.

Question 4

Give two examples of animation software.

Accepted Answer

Synfig Studio and Blender (also Pencil2D, Tupi, GIMP).

Question 5

List two careers in visual communication.

Accepted Answer

Animator and game developer (also graphic designer, VFX artist).

Question 6

Differentiate 2D and 3D animation.

Accepted Answer

2D animation uses flat, two-dimensional images; 3D animation uses modelled objects with depth that can be viewed from different angles.

Practice — Visual Communication