Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 636 · 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 slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
2. 2.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a thrown ball curves
9. 9.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) heavy things move slowly
12. 12.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cape keeps moving on
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a car eases to a stop
14. 14.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
17. 17.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
21. 21.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a thrown ball curves
23. 23.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) fast move, fewer frames
26. 26.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) slow move, more frames
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a leaping fish curves
38. 38.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
40. 40.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False

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