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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This cursor symbol means you can click to select as click and hold to MOVE the object.






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






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






4. 1 second (default)






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. The process of breaking apart text to place each character in a separate text block. The process of separating groups - instances - and bitmaps into ungrouped - of editable elements.






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Objects - such as drawings - that are converted to symbols and stored in the Library panel. The original object.






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






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






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. Formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.






25. A spinning disc mounted vertically on a handle. Around the center of the disc a series of pictures was drawn corresponding to frames of the animation; around its circumference was a series of radial slits. The user would spin the disc and look throug






26. Checks for any errors in the syntax of the coding.






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






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






29. Flattens out and elongate slightly






30. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






33. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






43. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






44. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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