Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 213 · 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) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
15. 15.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) heavy things move slowly
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
23. 23.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
24. 24.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
25. 25.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) tail wags after a halt
29. 29.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
33. 33.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
35. 35.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick

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