Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 41 · 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: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
2. 2.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) tail wags after a halt
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) more frames near stops (d) a head turns in a curve
6. 6.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
7. 7.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
8. 8.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
12. 12.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
21. 21.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
23. 23.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
25. 25.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw

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