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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict.






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






3. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the Library panel. It has it own Timeline - independent of the main Timeline.






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






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






6. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






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






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






12. The process of smoothing the edges of a graphic so they appear less jagged.






13. Formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.






14. An Action Scrip 3.0 statement that executes a block of code in response to the event.






15. Allows you to view a graphical representation of the size of each frame and the frame-by-frame download process.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Terminator 2






22. 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






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






24. Including another symbol within a symbol - such as nesting a graphic symbol - button or another movie clip symbol within a movie clip symbol.






25. Fantasmagorie






26. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






27. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






28. A sound that plays independently of the Timeline. The sound starts in the keyframe to which it is added - but it can continue playing even after a movie ends. Must download completely before it begins playing.






29. Is a type of stop-motion animation that photographs people to give the illusion of seemingly impossible actions.






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






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






32. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






35. A description of the hierarchical relationship that develops between nested symbols - especially nested movie clip symbols. When you insert a movie clip inside another movie clip - the inserted clip is considered the child and the original clip is th






36. Influenced by Jones' The Dover Boys. John Hubley; Gerald McBoing-Boing - Rooty Toot Toot - The Tell-Tale Heart - Moonbird






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






38. ActionScript that tests whether or not certain conditions have been met and - if so - can perform other actions.






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






40. Flattens out and elongate slightly






41. A sound that plays independently of the Timeline. The sound starts in the keyframe to which it is added - but it can continue playing even after a movie ends. Must download completely before it begins playing.






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






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






44. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






45. The process of smoothing the edges of a graphic so they appear less jagged.






46. Tool for planning visual media like animation - video and even websites.






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






48. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






49. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






50. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page