Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 306 · 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) slow move, more frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a head turns in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) cat stretches mid-leap
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) tail wags after a halt
7. 7.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) more frames near stops
8. 8.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
19. 19.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
26. 26.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
27. 27.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm swings in a curve
29. 29.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat
39. 39.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) slow move, more frames

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