Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 364 · 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 slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm swings in a curve
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a head turns in a curve
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
17. 17.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) crouch before a jump (c) a leaping fish curves (d) more frames near stops
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
23. 23.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
31. 31.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
32. 32.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
36. 36.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat

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