Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 956 · 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.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cape keeps moving on
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
8. 8.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
16. 16.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) double each time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
29. 29.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True

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