a way of making pictures or objects look as if they are moving by showing them quickly one after another

a small book where the pages each have a slightly different picture and can be flicked through to show a simple animation

British English CC

Introduction to animation

Computing

In this unit pupils will explore a range of techniques to create a stop-frame animation. They will have the opportunity to apply their skills by creating a story-based animation. Pupils will extend their animations by adding other types of media to their animation, such as music and text.

Stop-frame animation

a book with slightly different pictures on each page

Which of these best describes a flipbook?

What is the word for pictures shown in a specific order to make movement?

draw each next picture with a small change

Put these steps in order to create a flipbook animation:

What do you need to do to see the animation in a flipbook?

a cartoon character moving across the screen

Which of these is an example of animation?

Films always have real-life actors and scenery that are recorded by cameras.

Which tool could you use to draw a picture on a computer?

Put these steps in order for drawing a picture on paper:

Which device can help you create a digital drawing?

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