Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 571 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
4. 4.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
8. 8.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cape keeps moving on
10. 10.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
12. 12.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
14. 14.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
16. 16.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) a head turns in a curve
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
24. 24.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
27. 27.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
28. 28.True or false: “ears flop after landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) hair swings after a stop
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a breath before a shout
38. 38.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through

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