Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 408 · 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 anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
6. 6.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
10. 10.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) hair swings after a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm swings in a curve
30. 30.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
35. 35.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
38. 38.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch

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