Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 844 · 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: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
4. 4.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
8. 8.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) cat stretches mid-leap
9. 9.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) tail wags after a halt
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
24. 24.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
30. 30.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
34. 34.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) more frames near stops
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
39. 39.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch

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