Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 68 · 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) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
5. 5.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
10. 10.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
12. 12.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
14. 14.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
24. 24.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
26. 26.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
29. 29.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) slow move, more frames
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
38. 38.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves

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