Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 356 · 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 squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
2. 2.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
12. 12.🎬 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
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) ball squashes on landing (d) crouch before a jump
17. 17.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) more frames near stops
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cat stretches mid-leap
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
29. 29.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
35. 35.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm swings in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) double each time
39. 39.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing

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