Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 886 · 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) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
7. 7.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
12. 12.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) more frames near stops
24. 24.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
27. 27.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
30. 30.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
32. 32.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) slow move, more frames
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
36. 36.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw

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