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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. Looney Tunes (Hugh Harman - Rudy Ising - Fritz Freling) - Sinkin in the Bathtub (Bosko) It is now known as Warner Brothers.






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






8. A container that holds information and is used in ActionScript code.






9. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






11. The name of a work of art or movie etc.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






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






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






22. The panel where you create and edit Action Scrip code for an object or a frame.






23. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A text box created on the Stage with the Text tool that displays information derived from variables.






43. King Kong

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44. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






46. A type of data transmission - such as DSL and cable - in which a wide band of frequencies is available to transmit more information at the same time.






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






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






49. Flattens out and elongate slightly






50. Gumby - Davey and Goliath