Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 326 · 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 animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
4. 4.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) cape keeps moving on
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a breath before a shout
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
18. 18.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ball squashes on landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) a head turns in a curve
23. 23.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
34. 34.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
37. 37.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) a car eases to a stop (d) slow move, more frames
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through

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