Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 574 · 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) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm swings in a curve
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
3. 3.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a breath before a shout (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) heavy things move slowly
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
6. 6.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
10. 10.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
13. 13.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
19. 19.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
24. 24.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
26. 26.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) wind-up before a kick
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
35. 35.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) ears flop after landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
37. 37.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm swings in a curve
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
40. 40.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing

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