Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 882 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
4. 4.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) slow move, more frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) a lift starts gently
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) slow move, more frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
8. 8.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
9. 9.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ears flop after landing
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
17. 17.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
18. 18.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) a lift starts gently
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) a jelly squishes flat
23. 23.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a leaping fish curves
25. 25.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
26. 26.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
28. 28.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
30. 30.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
31. 31.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on

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