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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame






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






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






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






5. Fantasmagorie






6. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






8. King Kong


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






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






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






12. 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)






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






14. 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






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






16. This cursor symbol means you can click to select as click and hold to MOVE the object.






17. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






19. To bring information into a computer or computer program






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






32. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (the first cartoon using chalk drawing and cut-outs)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






43. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Terminator 2