Which BEST explains why animation in the 1920s largely consisted of short films?
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Responses
All of the earlies movies were quite short.
All of the earlies movies were quite short.
Animating was a slow and time-consuming concept.
Animating was a slow and time-consuming concept.
There were very few characters to work with in that era.
There were very few characters to work with in that era.
It was impossible to make a film longer than a few minutes.
Animating was a slow and time-consuming concept.
In 1917, Argentina produced the first animated film, El Apóstol, about a politician who went to heaven. What does this indicate about early animation?
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Responses
Animation was not seen as a genre for children’s movies.
Animation was not seen as a genre for children’s movies.
Animation arrived much later in Argentina than other places.
Animation arrived much later in Argentina than other places.
Argentina was the first country to attempt any kind of animation.
Argentina was the first country to attempt any kind of animation.
Politics in Argentina were very different than in other parts of the world.
Argentina was the first country to attempt any kind of animation.
Which BEST explains why early animation used more than one image for each scene?
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Responses
It required artists to be more innovative.
It required artists to be more innovative.
It allowed animation studios to hire more writers.
It allowed animation studios to hire more writers.
It allowed for background scenes to be used multiple times.
It allowed for background scenes to be used multiple times.
It did not occur to animators to put entire scenes on one cel.
It allowed for background scenes to be used multiple times.
One of the earliest forms of animation was the zoetrope. Why is this simple device considered to produce a form of animation?
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Responses
Images were displayed on a screen.
Images were displayed on a screen.
The first characters emerged with it.
The first characters emerged with it.
It foreshadowed the modern camera.
It foreshadowed the modern camera.
It created the illusion of moving figures.