Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 616 · 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.🎬 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
6. 6.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
15. 15.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
22. 22.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick
27. 27.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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