Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 817 · 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.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
3. 3.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
9. 9.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cape keeps moving on
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
14. 14.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🎬 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
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ears flop after landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) crouch before a jump
25. 25.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
28. 28.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
32. 32.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
35. 35.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw

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