Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 82 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
2. 2.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
4. 4.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
7. 7.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
13. 13.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a lift starts gently
20. 20.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm swings in a curve
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) a thrown ball curves (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cape keeps moving on
26. 26.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
27. 27.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
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 follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
36. 36.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
40. 40.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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