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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Trolley Troubles) - end up abandoning Oswald - becomes Mickey (created by Iwerks)






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






3. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






5. An animation process in which frames are created between the keyframes that are needed to create the illusion of movement.






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






15. 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.






16. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






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. 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






31. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






34. ActionScript that tests whether or not certain conditions have been met and - if so - can perform other actions.






35. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






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






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






40. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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