Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 982 · 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) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
2. 2.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
3. 3.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
5. 5.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a car eases to a stop
6. 6.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a head turns in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a lift starts gently
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a lift starts gently
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop
11. 11.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
12. 12.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
22. 22.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
27. 27.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) slow move, more frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
32. 32.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) shrink to nothing
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
36. 36.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a head turns in a curve
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
40. 40.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation

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