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Animation Basics
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1. An animation device - the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles Reynaud
Rotoscoping
Props
Praxinoscope
Norman Mclaren
2. An ActionScript operator - indicated by ++ that adds 1 unit to a variable or expression.
Increment Action
Break apart
Magic Lantern
Schlesinger Studios
3. Moveable objects used on the set of a play or a movie
Zoetrope
Onion Skin
Tripod
Props
4. The process of smoothing the edges of a graphic so they appear less jagged.
Nesting
Anti-aliasing
Code snippets
Persistance of Vision
5. Graphic based on pixels
Tim Burton
String variable
Loader Component
Bitmap (Raster) graphic
6. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame
Phenakistoscope
James Cameron
Rotoscoping
Audience
7. 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.
Vector graphic
Limited Animation
Function
Button symbol
8. King Kong
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9. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide
Peg Bar
Event sounds
Bitmap (Raster) graphic
Otto Messmer
10. The process of smoothing the edges of a graphic so they appear less jagged.
Norman Mclaren
Zoopraxiscope
Anti-aliasing
Anticipation
11. Simple animation that starts in frame 1 and loops until the rest of the movie has been downloaded.
Frame
Norman Mclaren
Pre-loader
Button symbol
12. Terminator 2
Persistance of Vision
Object
Zoetrope
James Cameron
13. Predefined blocks of ActionScript 3.0 code which provide a quick way to insert AS3 code into the Script pane.
Bitmap (Raster) graphic
Code snippets
Loader Component
Import to library
14. Checks for any errors in the syntax of the coding.
Stop-Motion
Emile Cohl
Appeal
Check syntax
15. Graphic based on pixels
Emile Cohl
Bitmap (Raster) graphic
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Movie clip symbol
16. An extremely fast Internet connection that is widely used by businesses.
T1
Thaumatrope
Schlesinger Studios
Import to stage
17. 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.
Bitmap (Raster) graphic
Instance
Event sounds
Number variable
18. 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.
Edit
Vector graphic
T1
Broadband
19. Something that should cause people to want to watch the movie
Import to library
Background
Frame
Appeal
20. 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
Library panel
Parent-child relationship
Limited Animation
Casting
21. In ActionScript - a variable type that contains a number with which you can use arithmetic operators - such as addition and subtraction.
Bandwidth Profiler
Number variable
Claymation
Casting
22. 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
Conditional Actions
Conditional Actions
Multiplane Camera
Vector graphic
23. To make changes by adding - deleting - or modifying text - graphics - or other items in a document
Object
Pixar
Edit
Variable
24. To bring information into a computer or computer program
Publish
Dynamic text field
Import
Otto Messmer
25. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device
Emile Reynaud
Pixar
J. Stuart Blackton
Animated graphic symbol
26. Colonel Heeza Liar - Krazy Kat - and Bobby Bumps
Bandwidth Profiler
Property
Break apart
Bray Studios
27. ActionScript 3.0 code that 'listening' to 'hear' when an event occurs. For example - a button object might listen for a mouse click.
Zoopraxiscope
Limited Animation
Event Listener
Frame
28. A moving picture show presented by Charles-Emile Reynaud in 1892. It was the first presentation of projected moving images to an audience.
Ease In and Ease out
Peter Jackson
Theatre Optique
Cue points
29. A broadband Internet connection speed that is available through phone lines.
Loop
Emile Reynaud
Scene
DSL
30. Scenery hung at back of stage
Multiplane Camera
Methods
Library panel
Background
31. The process of turning a bitmap image into vector paths for animation and other purposes.
Winsor McCay
Anticipation
Schlesinger Studios
Trace
32. A program specifically developed to optimize the playing of Flash movies using mobile devices.
Broadband
AddChild
Flash Lite
Title
33. Mighty Joe Young - 7th Voyage of Sinbad - Jason and the Argonauts
Credits
Onion Skin
J. Stuart Blackton
Ray Harryhausen
34. 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.
Pixar
Broadband
Methods
Dynamic text field
35. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones
Peg Bar
Appeal
Aardman Studios
Hanna -Barbera
36. A moving picture show presented by Charles-Emile Reynaud in 1892. It was the first presentation of projected moving images to an audience.
Bray Studios
Theatre Optique
Keyframe
Check syntax
37. Brings graphics into the library
Pixar
Movie clip symbol
Import to library
Multiplane Camera
38. Is a type of stop-motion animation that photographs people to give the illusion of seemingly impossible actions.
Pixilation
Chuck Jones
Bray Studios
Emile Cohl
39. 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.
Credits
Pre-loader
Break apart
Pixar
40. Predefined blocks of ActionScript 3.0 code which provide a quick way to insert AS3 code into the Script pane.
Timeline
Credits
Code snippets
Ease In and Ease out
41. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (the first cartoon using chalk drawing and cut-outs)
Function
Theatre Optique
J. Stuart Blackton
Thaumatrope
42. ActionScript 3.0 code that defines the attributes and functionality of an object.
Scene
Check syntax
Conditional Actions
Classes
43. Influenced by Jones' The Dover Boys. John Hubley; Gerald McBoing-Boing - Rooty Toot Toot - The Tell-Tale Heart - Moonbird
Peg Bar
Props
UPA
Zoopraxiscope
44. Shows where the key (most important) action occurs.
Number variable
Keyframe
Tex Avery
Instance
45. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame
Animated graphic symbol
Peg Bar
Edit
Rotoscoping
46. Projection device consisting of a light source and a magnifying lens. Used with still transparencies.
Willis O'Brien
Magic Lantern
Pre-loader
Timing
47. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it
Anticipation
Claymation
HTML alignment
Phenakistoscope
48. Colonel Heeza Liar - Krazy Kat - and Bobby Bumps
Bray Studios
Publish
DSL
Cel
49. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Trolley Troubles) - end up abandoning Oswald - becomes Mickey (created by Iwerks)
Cue points
Loop
Increment Action
Walt Disney
50. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the Library panel. It has it own Timeline - independent of the main Timeline.
Movie clip symbol
Tim Burton
Number variable
Keyframe