Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 528 · 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: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) more frames near stops (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
16. 16.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
17. 17.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) cape keeps moving on
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a leaping fish curves
23. 23.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) a thrown ball curves
25. 25.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
26. 26.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) tail wags after a halt
28. 28.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
39. 39.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch

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