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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






2. 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.






3. 1 second (default)






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






5. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






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






28. A list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Graphic based on pixels






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






38. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Terminator 2






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones