Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 840 · 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.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) arm swings in a curve
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
9. 9.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
12. 12.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a lift starts gently
18. 18.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) more frames near stops
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a breath before a shout (d) ball squashes on landing
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
30. 30.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a head turns in a curve
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
34. 34.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
36. 36.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) slow move, more frames (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
37. 37.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
39. 39.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing

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