Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 370 · 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: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
5. 5.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
7. 7.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) wind-up before a kick
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
16. 16.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) crouch before a jump
22. 22.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
24. 24.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a lift starts gently (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
38. 38.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ears flop after landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw

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