Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 601 · 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.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
2. 2.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
6. 6.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
11. 11.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
15. 15.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
18. 18.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a car eases to a stop
20. 20.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
22. 22.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
29. 29.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) slow move, more frames
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) wind-up before a kick
36. 36.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a leaping fish curves
39. 39.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves

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