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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






4. Is a type of animation made by drawing pictures on to a clear plastic sheet one by one.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. In ActionScript - a variable type that contains a number with which you can use arithmetic operators - such as addition and subtraction.






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






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






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






16. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






19. An action or set of actions that repeat as long as a condition exists.






20. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






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






25. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Object on the stage that is used to provide interactivity - such as jumping to another frame on the Timeline.






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 1 second (default)






41. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






43. Including another symbol within a symbol - such as nesting a graphic symbol - button or another movie clip symbol within a movie clip symbol.






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






45. To bring information into a computer or computer program






46. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






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