Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 809 · 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: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
3. 3.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
5. 5.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a head turns in a curve
6. 6.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
9. 9.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
13. 13.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
15. 15.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a thrown ball curves
19. 19.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
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.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
22. 22.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
23. 23.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
29. 29.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
30. 30.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
34. 34.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly

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