Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 361 · 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 arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
2. 2.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
5. 5.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a thrown ball curves
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a lift starts gently
13. 13.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
14. 14.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
16. 16.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
17. 17.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
21. 21.🎬 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) more frames near stops
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
28. 28.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
32. 32.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
37. 37.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True

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