Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 61 · 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 animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
2. 2.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
3. 3.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a head turns in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
7. 7.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cape keeps moving on
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
12. 12.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
13. 13.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
19. 19.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop
25. 25.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a breath before a shout
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
36. 36.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly

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