Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 594 · 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.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) tail wags after a halt (c) more frames near stops (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
5. 5.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a leaping fish curves
7. 7.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
11. 11.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
14. 14.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
15. 15.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
21. 21.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
28. 28.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm pulls back to throw
31. 31.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
33. 33.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
35. 35.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
40. 40.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs

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