Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 783 · 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: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
7. 7.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
10. 10.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
14. 14.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
16. 16.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
26. 26.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
30. 30.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
32. 32.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a lift starts gently
34. 34.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
39. 39.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False

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