Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 929 · 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) ears flop after landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
4. 4.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
7. 7.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) more frames near stops (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
9. 9.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
12. 12.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
16. 16.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a jelly squishes flat
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
24. 24.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
27. 27.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
30. 30.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) slow move, more frames (d) hair swings after a stop
39. 39.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ears flop after landing

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