Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 297 · 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) a thrown ball curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
3. 3.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
7. 7.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
9. 9.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
12. 12.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
16. 16.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
19. 19.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
26. 26.🎬 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
27. 27.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
28. 28.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
30. 30.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
34. 34.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
37. 37.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops

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