Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 541 · 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 of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) more frames near stops
2. 2.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
4. 4.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
6. 6.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) slow move, more frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a breath before a shout
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) slow move, more frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
9. 9.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
12. 12.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
17. 17.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
21. 21.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
23. 23.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
25. 25.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) double each time
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
28. 28.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
32. 32.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
35. 35.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
37. 37.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing

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