Animation Principles Quiz

Fill in the blank: __ makes an illusion of character's elasticity, volume, and flexibility.

Fill in the blank: __ prepares a viewer for the main action the character intends to do.

Fill in the blank: __ directs the viewer's attention towards the story being told.

Multiple Choice: Which principle is often extremely strong in animation films but feeble in feature films with realistic characters?

• Anticipation

• Staging

• Squash and stretch

• Arcs

Fill in the blank: The __ method is more planned with clearly arranged key pictures/poses throughout the whole scene.

Fill in the blank: __ is the motion that continues after one or several body parts have stopped.

Fill in the blank: __ refers to the gradual acceleration at the beginning and deceleration at the end of a motion.

Multiple Choice: What method of animation might lead to losing the size, volume, and proportions of the character?

• Pose to pose

• Straight ahead action

• Follow through

• Overlapping action

Fill in the blank: Most motions of living beings occur in __ rather than straight lines.

Fill in the blank: __ are intended to complement and intensify the main action.