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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






5. Is a type of animation made by taking photos of any objects - moving the objects slightly between each shot.






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






20. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






21. Scenery hung at back of stage






22. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






25. To bring information into a computer or computer program






26. 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.






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






28. This is a good way to emphasis to certain movements and thereby draw attention where you want it.






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






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






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






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






33. Terminator 2






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






35. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






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






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