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12 Principles of Animation

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This movement prepares the audience for a major action the character is about to perform.

a)
Anticipation
b)
Arcs
c)
Staging
d)
Slow In and Slow Out
2.

This is where the viewer feels the character is real and interesting

a)
Follow Through and Overlap
b)
Appeal
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Solid Drawing
3.

This principle increases the life likeness of objects and is known to most as actions following a slightly circular path. This is especially true of the human figure and the action of animals.

a)
Arcs
b)
Anticipation
c)
Appeal
d)
Secondary Actions
4.
This principle describes an action that remains true to reality, just presenting it in a wilder, more extreme form
a)
Exaggeration
b)
Squash and Stretch
c)
Straight Ahead Versus Pose to Straight Ahead Versus Pose to Pose
d)
Timing
5.

The action that follows the main action 2. Actions do not stop at the same time and happen simultaneously.

a)
Follow Through and Overlap
b)
Arcs
c)
Solid Drawing
d)
Secondary Actions
6.

Actions that support, enrich and emphasize the main action. Examples being actions to support a character's movements etc.

a)
Secondary Actions
b)
Squash and Stretch
c)
Appeal
d)
Anticipation
7.
Principle with more drawings near the beginning and end of an action, emphasizing the extreme poses, and fewer in the middle. Most objects need time to accelerate and slow down, this principle softens the action, making it more life-like
a)
Slow In and Slow Out
b)
Follow Through and Overlap
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Appeal
8.
This principle means taking into account forms in three-dimensional space, or giving them volume and weight. The animator needs to be a skilled artist and has to understand the basics of 3D shapes, anatomy, weight, balance, light and shadow, etc
a)
Solid Drawing
b)
Staging
c)
Appeal
d)
Follow Through and Overlap
9.
Gives the illusion of weight and volume to a character as it moves. It is used in all forms of character animation from a bouncing ball to the body weight of a person walking.
a)
Squash and Stretch
b)
Straight Ahead Versus Pose to Pose
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Slow In and Slow Out
10.
Its purpose is to direct the audience's attention, and make it clear what is of greatest importance in a scene. This can be done by the placement of a character in the frame, the use of light and shadow, or the angle and position of the camera
a)
Staging
b)
Squash and Stretch
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Anticipation
11.
One means drawing out a scene frame by frame from beginning to end, while the other involves starting with drawing a few key frames, and then filling in the intervals later
a)
Straight Ahead Versus Pose to Pose
b)
Squash and Stretch
c)
Appeal
d)
Anticipation
12.
This principle makes objects appear to obey the laws of physics; for instance, an object's weight determines how it reacts to an action, like a push. Critical for establishing a character's mood, emotion, and reaction.
a)
Timing
b)
Arcs
c)
Solid Drawing
d)
Anticipation
13.

The most important and most used principle.

a)
Squash and Stretch
b)
Exaggeration
c)
Anticipation
d)
Staging