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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Simple animation that starts in frame 1 and loops until the rest of the movie has been downloaded.






2. First full lengthed animated picture and color cartoon - 1937. It was produced by Walt Disney.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Graphic based on pixels






15. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






19. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






23. Created rotoscoping - The Tantalizing Fly (Koko the Clown) - Dizzy Dishes - Minnie the Moocher(Betty Boop) - Popeye (Popeye Meets Sinbad) - Superman series - Gulliver's Travels (first animated feature not from Disney)






24. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. An Action Scrip 3.0 statement that executes a block of code in response to the event.






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






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






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






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