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Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 461 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. crouch before a jump
  3. cape keeps moving on
  4. fast move, fewer frames
  5. anticipation
  6. slow in and slow out
  7. squash and stretch
  8. False
  9. a lift starts gently
  10. False
  11. True
  12. True
  13. tail wags after a halt
  14. True
  15. follow-through
  16. anticipation
  17. hair swings after a stop
  18. slow in and slow out
  19. True
  20. True
  21. wind-up before a kick
  22. squash and stretch
  23. arcs
  24. False
  25. follow-through
  26. wind-up before a kick
  27. cheeks squash in a grin
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a breath before a shout
  31. True
  32. cat stretches mid-leap
  33. follow-through
  34. follow-through
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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