Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 359 · 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: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
4. 4.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
7. 7.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
14. 14.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
25. 25.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
27. 27.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
29. 29.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
40. 40.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True

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