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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. ActionScript 3.0 code that defines the attributes and functionality of an object.






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






3. An image calculated and stored according to mathematical formulas rather than pixels - resulting in a smaller file size and the ability to resize the image without a loss in quality.






4. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the Library panel. It has it own Timeline - independent of the main Timeline.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. A text box created on the Stage with the Text tool that displays information derived from variables.






16. 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)






17. A three-footed stand often used to balance a camera






18. Brings graphics into the library






19. James and the Giant Peach - The Nightmare Before Christmas






20. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






21. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






32. 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)






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






34. 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.






35. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






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






39. An animation process that does not redraw entire frames of animation but instead variably reuses common parts between frames. This was a quick and cheap way to produce animations for Saturday morning cartoons.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 1 second (default)






46. An ActionScript operator - indicated by two minus signs - that subtracts 1 unit from a variable or expression.






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






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






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






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