Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 446 · 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) ball squashes on landing (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
4. 4.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a head turns in a curve
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
8. 8.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
14. 14.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
19. 19.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
22. 22.🎬 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) tail wags after a halt (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
24. 24.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
30. 30.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
32. 32.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
35. 35.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
39. 39.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve

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