Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 344 · 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) tail wags after a halt (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
3. 3.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a breath before a shout
4. 4.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
16. 16.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
18. 18.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
20. 20.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) wind-up before a kick
29. 29.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
36. 36.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick

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