Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 170 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a lift starts gently
6. 6.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout
8. 8.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm swings in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
14. 14.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
16. 16.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
21. 21.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
24. 24.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
31. 31.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
34. 34.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
37. 37.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
39. 39.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop

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