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Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 738 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. heavy things move slowly
  2. squash and stretch
  3. False
  4. anticipation
  5. False
  6. False
  7. timing
  8. anticipation
  9. True
  10. fast move, fewer frames
  11. False
  12. squash and stretch
  13. cheeks squash in a grin
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. slow in and slow out
  18. False
  19. arcs
  20. slow move, more frames
  21. True
  22. arm pulls back to throw
  23. arcs
  24. True
  25. False
  26. hair swings after a stop
  27. a jelly squishes flat
  28. True
  29. arcs
  30. a car eases to a stop
  31. True
  32. follow-through
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a breath before a shout
  36. follow-through
  37. a car eases to a stop
  38. follow-through
  39. False
  40. a jelly squishes flat

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