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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Nick Park - The Wrong Trousers - and Chicken Run.






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






20. NFB - Boogie Doodle - Begone Dull Care - Binkity Blank -






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the Library panel. It has it own Timeline - independent of the main Timeline.






34. Formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






44. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






45. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






49. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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