Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 604 · 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) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) more frames near stops
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 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
6. 6.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm swings in a curve
14. 14.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) a thrown ball curves
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a breath before a shout (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
22. 22.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
30. 30.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ball squashes on landing
39. 39.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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