Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 579 · 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) wind-up before a kick (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.🎬 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
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
4. 4.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
10. 10.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a jelly squishes flat
17. 17.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
20. 20.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
31. 31.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
33. 33.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
36. 36.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) cat stretches mid-leap
39. 39.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cat stretches mid-leap
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through

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