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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Terminator 2






2. Flattens out and elongate slightly






3. Fantasmagorie






4. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the library panel






5. In ActionScript - a sequence of characters including letters - numbers - and punctuation.






6. Shows where the key (most important) action occurs.






7. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






8. It is the most crucial elements physical and theatrical. actual motions required to perform an action - refers to the pauses and the emphases added to make it dramatic






9. Allows you to position the Flash movie window in the browser window.






10. In ActionScript - a variable type that contains a number with which you can use arithmetic operators - such as addition and subtraction.






11. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Trolley Troubles) - end up abandoning Oswald - becomes Mickey (created by Iwerks)






12. Projection device consisting of a light source and a magnifying lens. Used with still transparencies.






13. An animation process in which frames are created between the keyframes that are needed to create the illusion of movement.






14. Terminator 2






15. Acceleration and deceleration refers to the tendency things have to start and stop moving gradually.






16. An image calculated and stored according to mathematical formulas rather than pixels - resulting in a smaller file size and the ability to resize the image without a loss in quality.






17. To bring information into a computer or computer program






18. A written version of a play or other dramatic composition






19. An ActionScript operator - indicated by two minus signs - that subtracts 1 unit from a variable or expression.






20. One of a series of still photographs on a strip of film used in making movies or animations






21. Looney Tunes (Hugh Harman - Rudy Ising - Fritz Freling) - Sinkin in the Bathtub (Bosko) It is now known as Warner Brothers.






22. This cursor symbol means you can click to select as click and hold to MOVE the object.






23. A program specifically developed to optimize the playing of Flash movies using mobile devices.






24. The process of turning a bitmap image into vector paths for animation and other purposes.






25. One of a series of still photographs on a strip of film used in making movies or animations






26. The process of changing one data type to another.






27. Scenery hung at back of stage






28. A text box created on the Stage with the Text tool that displays information derived from variables.






29. A three-footed stand often used to balance a camera






30. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






31. NFB - Boogie Doodle - Begone Dull Care - Binkity Blank -






32. ActionScript 3.0 code that 'listening' to 'hear' when an event occurs. For example - a button object might listen for a mouse click.






33. Bugs Bunny - Daffy Duck - Droopy - Screwy Squirrel - Porky Pig - Chilly Willy - Red Hot Riding Hood






34. Simple animation that starts in frame 1 and loops until the rest of the movie has been downloaded.






35. John Lasseter founding member - The Adventures of Andre and Wally B - The Great Mouse Detective (Disney Released) - Luxo Jr - Tin Toy - Toy Story






36. To make changes by adding - deleting - or modifying text - graphics - or other items in a document






37. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






38. The panel where you create and edit Action Scrip code for an object or a frame.






39. In ActionScript 3.0 the functionality of an object - that is - what it can do.






40. A list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)






41. The process of breaking apart text to place each character in a separate text block. The process of separating groups - instances - and bitmaps into ungrouped - of editable elements.






42. An animation device - the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles Reynaud






43. First full lengthed animated picture and color cartoon - 1937. It was produced by Walt Disney.






44. Graphic based on pixels






45. A text box created on the Stage with the Text tool that displays information derived from variables.






46. Is a type of animation made by drawing pictures on to a clear plastic sheet one by one.






47. Items - such as drawings and text - that are placed on the Stage and can be edited and manipulated. In ActionScript 3.0 - an instance of a class that inherits the attributes and functionality of a class.






48. A sound that is tied to the Timeline. No matter its length - a streaming sound stops at the end of the movie. Can start palying as they download.






49. The ability of the human eye to keep an image in view for a split second after the image has been removed from sight.






50. A spinning disc mounted vertically on a handle. Around the center of the disc a series of pictures was drawn corresponding to frames of the animation; around its circumference was a series of radial slits. The user would spin the disc and look throug