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Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 14 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
  2. 2.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm swings in a curve
  4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
  5. 5.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm swings in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) a lift starts gently
  7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
  8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
  11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
  13. 13.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
  21. 21.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a car eases to a stop
  22. 22.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) wind-up before a kick
  24. 24.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ears flop after landing
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) more frames near stops
  27. 27.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
  29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
  30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
  31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
  32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
  33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
  35. 35.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
  39. 39.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs

Answer key

  1. follow-through
  2. True
  3. arm swings in a curve
  4. arcs
  5. True
  6. slow move, more frames
  7. timing
  8. True
  9. False
  10. squash and stretch
  11. arcs
  12. ears flop after landing
  13. True
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a jelly squishes flat
  20. tail wags after a halt
  21. a car eases to a stop
  22. True
  23. wind-up before a kick
  24. True
  25. heavy things move slowly
  26. more frames near stops
  27. False
  28. a leaping fish curves
  29. slow in and slow out
  30. arcs
  31. timing
  32. fast move, fewer frames
  33. False
  34. anticipation
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. squash and stretch
  39. True
  40. follow-through

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