Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 363 · 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: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
2. 2.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a head turns in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ears flop after landing
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
21. 21.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
23. 23.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
26. 26.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
34. 34.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
35. 35.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a lift starts gently
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
39. 39.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly

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