Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 411 · 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) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
2. 2.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a leaping fish curves
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
11. 11.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) cape keeps moving on
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
16. 16.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cape keeps moving on
22. 22.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
24. 24.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a leaping fish curves
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
35. 35.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames

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