Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 977 · 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 animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🎬 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
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
8. 8.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) hair swings after a stop
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
15. 15.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
16. 16.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
23. 23.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
31. 31.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) heavy things move slowly (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
37. 37.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
39. 39.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through

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