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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. Allows you to position the Flash movie window in the browser window.






2. Spins images on paper in rotating drum; 1834; early motion-picture machine






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






19. The method for adding objects to be visible on the screen in ActionScript.






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A program specifically developed to optimize the playing of Flash movies using mobile devices.






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






47. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame






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






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






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