Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 456 · 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 animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
2. 2.🎬 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
3. 3.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 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
5. 5.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) more frames near stops
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
8. 8.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
12. 12.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a breath before a shout
19. 19.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a head turns in a curve
22. 22.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
31. 31.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a leaping fish curves
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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