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






2. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






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






6. King Kong

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7. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Circle with string attached to each slide with different images on each side. When spun it would created one image.






15. Terminator 2






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






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






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






19. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






21. 1 second (default)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






40. Two Towers (Gollum) - King Kong remake (2005)






41. 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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






50. 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.