Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 610 · 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 anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a leaping fish curves
2. 2.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
6. 6.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
9. 9.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
12. 12.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm swings in a curve
17. 17.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
37. 37.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) change colour
38. 38.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through

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