Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 152 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
5. 5.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
17. 17.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
23. 23.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
28. 28.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) ears flop after landing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
33. 33.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) change colour
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a leaping fish curves
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation

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