Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 367 · 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.🎬 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
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) more frames near stops
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
10. 10.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
13. 13.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
18. 18.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
23. 23.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) a head turns in a curve
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
27. 27.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
28. 28.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
30. 30.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a thrown ball curves
34. 34.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) tail wags after a halt
35. 35.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False

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