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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Graphic based on pixels






2. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






4. Mighty Joe Young - 7th Voyage of Sinbad - Jason and the Argonauts






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






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






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






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






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






10. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






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






14. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






15. Scenery hung at back of stage






16. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






18. Something that should cause people to want to watch the movie






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






23. An ActionScript operator - indicated by ++ that adds 1 unit to a variable or expression.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






32. An ActionScript operator - indicated by ++ that adds 1 unit to a variable or expression.






33. King Kong

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






35. 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.






36. King Kong

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37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. Mighty Joe Young - 7th Voyage of Sinbad - Jason and the Argonauts






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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