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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An extremely fast Internet connection that is widely used by businesses.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Terminator 2






17. 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






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






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






20. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






24. A feature that enables you to view the contents of multiple frames onscreen at the same time.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






31. A moving picture show presented by Charles-Emile Reynaud in 1892. It was the first presentation of projected moving images to an audience.






32. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. Flattens out and elongate slightly






41. Items - such as drawings and text - that are placed on the Stage and can be edited and manipulated. In ActionScript 3.0 - an instance of a class that inherits the attributes and functionality of a class.






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






43. 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.






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






45. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






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






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