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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flattens out and elongate slightly






2. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






3. The group of people you imagine will watch the end product that you create.






4. Scenery hung at back of stage






5. Allows you to test Flash movies on various models of mobile devices.






6. Predefined blocks of ActionScript 3.0 code which provide a quick way to insert AS3 code into the Script pane.






7. Object on the stage that is used to provide interactivity - such as jumping to another frame on the Timeline.






8. The part of the animation program window that organizes and controls an animation's content over time using layers and frames.






9. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






12. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






16. Is mounted above a series of cells - each containing separate elements of the scene.. Because the cells are mounted at varying distances from the camera - if it pans or moves toward them - an effect of motion perspective is created. This was invented






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






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






19. James and the Giant Peach - The Nightmare Before Christmas






20. An animation process that does not redraw entire frames of animation but instead variably reuses common parts between frames. This was a quick and cheap way to produce animations for Saturday morning cartoons.






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






22. Spins images on paper in rotating drum; 1834; early motion-picture machine






23. Alignment for hand drawings. Standard for holes to line up drawings for an animation. It was invented by Raoul Barre in 1915.






24. Is a type of animation made by taking photos of any objects - moving the objects slightly between each shot.






25. Mighty Joe Young - 7th Voyage of Sinbad - Jason and the Argonauts






26. ActionScript 3.0 code that defines the attributes and functionality of an object.






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






28. An animation process that does not redraw entire frames of animation but instead variably reuses common parts between frames. This was a quick and cheap way to produce animations for Saturday morning cartoons.






29. Terminator 2






30. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






32. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






34. ActionScript 3.0 code that defines the attributes and functionality of an object.






35. Editable copies of symbols that are placed on the Stage.






36. Created by Eadweard Muybridge. May be considered the first movie projector. Projected images from rotating glass disks in rapid succession to give the impression of motion






37. Is the rapid display of images in a specific order that give the illusion of movement.






38. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






39. Objects - such as drawings - that are converted to symbols and stored in the Library panel. The original object.






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






41. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






42. Gertie the Dinosaur and Little Nemo (character from a well-known newspaper comic)






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






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






45. Nick Park - The Wrong Trousers - and Chicken Run.






46. An extremely fast Internet connection that is widely used by businesses.






47. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






48. 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






49. An ActionScript operator - indicated by ++ that adds 1 unit to a variable or expression.






50. Is a type of animation made by taking photos of clay characters - moving the characters slightly between each shot.