Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 936 · 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 of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) a breath before a shout
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
6. 6.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
9. 9.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.Which of these is about timing? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
15. 15.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
16. 16.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
19. 19.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
23. 23.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
24. 24.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
29. 29.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
31. 31.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
34. 34.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve

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