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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






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






4. 1 second (default)






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Is a type of stop-motion animation that photographs people to give the illusion of seemingly impossible actions.






10. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






11. 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)






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Graphic based on pixels






20. This is a good way to emphasis to certain movements and thereby draw attention where you want it.






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






22. 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.






23. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. King Kong

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






32. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






33. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






36. Pre-developed movie clips that can quickly add functionality to a movie by dragging and dropping them from the Components panel to the stage. Commonly used for creating forms with boxes for entering user data.






37. A component that can load external jpg graphic files and swf movie files






38. A component that can load external jpg graphic files and swf movie files






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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