Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 747 · 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.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a breath before a shout (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
4. 4.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
5. 5.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
11. 11.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
14. 14.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.🎬 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
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) crouch before a jump (d) ears flop after landing
25. 25.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat
27. 27.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.🎬 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
40. 40.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch

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