Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 119 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) wind-up before a kick
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
7. 7.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) more frames near stops
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) more frames near stops (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
25. 25.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
26. 26.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) arm swings in a curve
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
31. 31.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
34. 34.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing

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