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






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






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






4. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






6. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






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






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






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






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






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






12. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






14. 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.






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






16. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






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






29. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






30. John Lasseter founding member - The Adventures of Andre and Wally B - The Great Mouse Detective (Disney Released) - Luxo Jr - Tin Toy - Toy Story






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. One of a series of still photographs on a strip of film used in making movies or animations






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






41. Brings graphics into the library






42. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Brings graphics into the library






50. 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