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






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






3. King Kong

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






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






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






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






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






9. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






13. Brings graphics into the library






14. 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






15. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






16. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Complex Bugs and Daffy work - created Pepe LePeu - Road Runner - Wile E. Coyote - What's Opera Doc?






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






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






31. Circle with string attached to each slide with different images on each side. When spun it would created one image.






32. Terminator 2






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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)






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






40. John Lasseter founding member - The Adventures of Andre and Wally B - The Great Mouse Detective (Disney Released) - Luxo Jr - Tin Toy - Toy Story






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






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






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






44. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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.






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