Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 154 · 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) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a lift starts gently (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
10. 10.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.🎬 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
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
17. 17.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
21. 21.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) slow move, more frames
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
28. 28.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ears flop after landing
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) slow move, more frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
31. 31.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
35. 35.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
39. 39.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False

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