Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 181 · 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.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
7. 7.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) double each time
8. 8.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) more frames near stops (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
13. 13.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) slow move, more frames
20. 20.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ears flop after landing
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a breath before a shout (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
25. 25.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
29. 29.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
34. 34.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
37. 37.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
40. 40.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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