Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 557 · 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 arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
2. 2.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a leaping fish curves
6. 6.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
7. 7.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) wind-up before a kick
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
19. 19.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
23. 23.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
25. 25.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
29. 29.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
33. 33.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a thrown ball curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
34. 34.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) tail wags after a halt
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a breath before a shout
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) hair swings after a stop
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing

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