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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. Alignment for hand drawings. Standard for holes to line up drawings for an animation. It was invented by Raoul Barre in 1915.






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






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






4. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






5. 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.






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






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






8. Complex Bugs and Daffy work - created Pepe LePeu - Road Runner - Wile E. Coyote - What's Opera Doc?






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






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






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






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






13. A description of the hierarchical relationship that develops between nested symbols - especially nested movie clip symbols. When you insert a movie clip inside another movie clip - the inserted clip is considered the child and the original clip is th






14. 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.






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






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






17. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






35. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






36. A sound that plays independently of the Timeline. The sound starts in the keyframe to which it is added - but it can continue playing even after a movie ends. Must download completely before it begins playing.






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






38. 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.






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






40. Editable copies of symbols that are placed on the Stage.






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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