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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Complex Bugs and Daffy work - created Pepe LePeu - Road Runner - Wile E. Coyote - What's Opera Doc?






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






3. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






5. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Colonel Heeza Liar - Krazy Kat - and Bobby Bumps






13. A component that can load external jpg graphic files and swf movie files






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






15. 1 second (default)






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






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






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






19. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (the first cartoon using chalk drawing and cut-outs)






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






21. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame






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






23. An attribute of an object such as its size or color.






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






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






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






27. Terminator 2






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






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






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






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






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






33. A moving picture show presented by Charles-Emile Reynaud in 1892. It was the first presentation of projected moving images to an audience.






34. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






35. Something that should cause people to want to watch the movie






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






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






38. An action or set of actions that repeat as long as a condition exists.






39. 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






40. Checks for any errors in the syntax of the coding.






41. Moveable objects used on the set of a play or a movie






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






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






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






45. A component that can load external jpg graphic files and swf movie files






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






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






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






49. Graphic based on pixels






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