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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. ActionScript 3.0 code that 'listening' to 'hear' when an event occurs. For example - a button object might listen for a mouse click.






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






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






12. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. King Kong

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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Fantasmagorie






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






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






38. First full lengthed animated picture and color cartoon - 1937. It was produced by Walt Disney.






39. 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)






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






46. 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






47. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






50. First full lengthed animated picture and color cartoon - 1937. It was produced by Walt Disney.