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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. One of a series of still photographs on a strip of film used in making movies or animations






2. 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






3. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






6. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






8. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






11. The process used to generate the files necessary for delivering Flash movies on the web - such as swf and HTML files.






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






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






18. To bring information into a computer or computer program






19. Scenery hung at back of stage






20. Created rotoscoping - The Tantalizing Fly (Koko the Clown) - Dizzy Dishes - Minnie the Moocher(Betty Boop) - Popeye (Popeye Meets Sinbad) - Superman series - Gulliver's Travels (first animated feature not from Disney)






21. 1 second (default)






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






23. Complex Bugs and Daffy work - created Pepe LePeu - Road Runner - Wile E. Coyote - What's Opera Doc?






24. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






39. A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






49. 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.






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