Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 327 · 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 leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) hair swings after a stop
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
6. 6.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) a breath before a shout
9. 9.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a head turns in a curve
20. 20.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ears flop after landing (d) heavy things move slowly
24. 24.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
29. 29.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
33. 33.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
34. 34.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
37. 37.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
39. 39.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing

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