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






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






3. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






5. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






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






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






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






18. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






19. 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






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






21. Fantasmagorie






22. Terminator 2






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






32. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






40. Graphic based on pixels






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Alignment for hand drawings. Standard for holes to line up drawings for an animation. It was invented by Raoul Barre in 1915.






47. 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.






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






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






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