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






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






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






4. The panel that contains the objects that are used in a Flash movie.






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






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






7. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. Scenery hung at back of stage






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A broadband Internet connection speed that is available through phone lines.






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






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






38. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






48. Pre-developed movie clips that can quickly add functionality to a movie by dragging and dropping them from the Components panel to the stage. Commonly used for creating forms with boxes for entering user data.






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






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