Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 212 · 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 of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
2. 2.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
10. 10.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
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 slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
15. 15.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) crouch before a jump
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
18. 18.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
21. 21.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
24. 24.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) more frames near stops
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
27. 27.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cape keeps moving on
28. 28.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
34. 34.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
40. 40.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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