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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An Action Scrip 3.0 statement that executes a block of code in response to the event.






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Bugs Bunny - Daffy Duck - Droopy - Screwy Squirrel - Porky Pig - Chilly Willy - Red Hot Riding Hood






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






8. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






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






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






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






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






13. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






16. An action or set of actions that repeat as long as a condition exists.






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






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






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






21. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Trolley Troubles) - end up abandoning Oswald - becomes Mickey (created by Iwerks)






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






23. Spins images on paper in rotating drum; 1834; early motion-picture machine






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






25. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






29. Predefined blocks of ActionScript 3.0 code which provide a quick way to insert AS3 code into the Script pane.






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






31. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






35. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






36. A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict.






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






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






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






40. Terminator 2






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






42. 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.






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






44. Bugs Bunny - Daffy Duck - Droopy - Screwy Squirrel - Porky Pig - Chilly Willy - Red Hot Riding Hood






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






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






47. A container that holds information and is used in ActionScript code.






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






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






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