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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Objects - such as drawings - that are converted to symbols and stored in the Library panel. The original object.






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






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






4. The panel that contains the objects that are used in a Flash movie.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. The process of smoothing the edges of a graphic so they appear less jagged.






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






11. Flattens out and elongate slightly






12. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






13. 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.






14. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






16. 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






17. Allows you to position the Flash movie window in the browser window.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The panel that contains the objects that are used in a Flash movie.






25. 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






26. To make changes by adding - deleting - or modifying text - graphics - or other items in a document






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The process of smoothing the edges of a graphic so they appear less jagged.






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






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






42. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






44. A feature that enables you to view the contents of multiple frames onscreen at the same time.






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






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






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






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






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






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