Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 362 · 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) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
3. 3.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
8. 8.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
9. 9.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
15. 15.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
23. 23.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
26. 26.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
28. 28.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
37. 37.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation

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