Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 220 · 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 shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) a breath before a shout (d) cheeks squash in a grin
2. 2.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
6. 6.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
8. 8.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
11. 11.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
13. 13.🎬 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) hair swings after a stop
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) heavy things move slowly
20. 20.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
21. 21.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
24. 24.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) heavy things move slowly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) more frames near stops
32. 32.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) a head turns in a curve
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
39. 39.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing

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