Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 416 · 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 arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) a head turns in a curve
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
5. 5.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) change colour
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
14. 14.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cape keeps moving on
16. 16.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) wind-up before a kick
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) more frames near stops (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) more frames near stops
32. 32.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a lift starts gently (d) cat stretches mid-leap
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a head turns in a curve
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation

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