Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 526 · 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: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
5. 5.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
7. 7.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cape keeps moving on
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
14. 14.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) cape keeps moving on
21. 21.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
24. 24.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a breath before a shout
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
32. 32.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
34. 34.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) cape keeps moving on
39. 39.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True

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