Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 633 · 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) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
8. 8.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
15. 15.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
19. 19.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
22. 22.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a leaping fish curves (d) wind-up before a kick
23. 23.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
28. 28.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
40. 40.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True

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