Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 62 · 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: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
3. 3.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm swings in a curve
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
8. 8.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm swings in a curve (d) more frames near stops
11. 11.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a thrown ball curves
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) a leaping fish curves
14. 14.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
28. 28.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
30. 30.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
39. 39.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True

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