Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 434 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
2. 2.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) hair swings after a stop
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
16. 16.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) cheeks squash in a grin
18. 18.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
20. 20.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
24. 24.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cape keeps moving on
30. 30.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
35. 35.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
36. 36.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through

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