Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 413 · 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.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) a leaping fish curves
8. 8.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
9. 9.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
12. 12.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
16. 16.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
28. 28.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
38. 38.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through

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