Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 618 · 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.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
4. 4.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
6. 6.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) ears flop after landing
15. 15.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 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
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm swings in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
30. 30.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
33. 33.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
36. 36.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw

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