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






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






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






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






5. King Kong

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






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






8. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






12. Terminator 2






13. 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.






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






15. Brings graphics into the library






16. ActionScript 3.0 code that defines the attributes and functionality of an object.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






38. 1 second (default)






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Brings graphics into the library






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






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