Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 991 · 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) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
2. 2.True or false: “more frames near stops” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
6. 6.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) arm swings in a curve
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
11. 11.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
14. 14.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) arm swings in a curve
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
30. 30.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
33. 33.🎬 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
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) tail wags after a halt
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out

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