Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 670 · 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: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) crouch before a jump (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
10. 10.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) a leaping fish curves
15. 15.🎬 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
16. 16.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
18. 18.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
21. 21.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
26. 26.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a breath before a shout
30. 30.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
33. 33.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
37. 37.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
40. 40.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True

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