Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 438 · 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.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cape keeps moving on (d) heavy things move slowly
4. 4.🎬 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
5. 5.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
12. 12.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cape keeps moving on (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm swings in a curve
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) crouch before a jump
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cape keeps moving on
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
18. 18.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
22. 22.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ears flop after landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
26. 26.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
29. 29.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
30. 30.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
32. 32.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) slow move, more frames
34. 34.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
35. 35.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
37. 37.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing

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