Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 518 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ball squashes on landing
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
13. 13.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
15. 15.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
19. 19.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
22. 22.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
35. 35.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch

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