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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the Library panel. It has it own Timeline - independent of the main Timeline.






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






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






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






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






6. King Kong

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






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






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






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






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






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






13. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






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






17. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






21. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






22. Allows you to view a graphical representation of the size of each frame and the frame-by-frame download process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






33. Alignment for hand drawings. Standard for holes to line up drawings for an animation. It was invented by Raoul Barre in 1915.






34. 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






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






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






37. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






39. A written version of a play or other dramatic composition






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






41. Brings graphics into the library






42. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide