Leaving Cert Art: Photography, film & animation
How often Photography, film & animation comes up on the Art papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 2 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years
OL Asked on 1 of the last 3 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.
Quick ones on Photography, film & animation.
- Song of the Sea
- Wolfwalkers
- Frozen
- Right at the very edges of the frame
- Dead centre, in the middle of the frame
- On lines dividing the frame into thirds
- Shallow depth of field
- Long exposure
- Deep depth of field
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(a) Wolfwalkers
(b) On lines dividing the frame into thirds
(c) Shallow depth of field
Higher Level
Asked on 2 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Q4 |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Q2 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
Ordinary Level
Asked on 1 of the last 3 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Q1 |
| 2023 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Photography, film & animation questions
Photography, film & animation, 2 marks
How does animation create the look of movement?
- Zooming slowly into a single still image on screen
- Printing one photo very large on a wall
- Showing slightly different images in quick sequence
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Showing slightly different images in quick sequence
Each frame changes a little from the one before. Played quickly one after another, the eye blends them into smooth movement.
Photography, film & animation, 2 marks
Cartoon Saloon, the studio behind Wolfwalkers, is based in which Irish city?
- Limerick
- Kilkenny
- Galway
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Kilkenny
Cartoon Saloon is famous for hand-drawn animation inspired by Irish art and legend, including The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers.
Photography, film & animation, 2 marks
What is a staged or set-up photograph?
- One where the scene is arranged before shooting
- A quick, unplanned snapshot of a passing moment
- A picture drawn by hand from a photo
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One where the scene is arranged before shooting
In a staged photo the photographer controls pose, props, lighting and setting, like a film set. A snapshot captures a moment as it happens.
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- Graphic design & advertising
- Public art, murals & street art
- The working artist & career
- Visual Studies Framework
- Art & the environment
- Artists: processes & media
- Artists: theory & thinking
- Craft: textiles & ceramics
- Architecture & interior design
- Art as social commentary
- Product & vehicle design