Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 978 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
4. 4.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
6. 6.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
8. 8.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ears flop after landing (d) a lift starts gently
17. 17.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
20. 20.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a thrown ball curves
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a breath before a shout (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump
33. 33.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a lift starts gently
39. 39.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve

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