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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. King Kong


2. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






11. Items - such as drawings and text - that are placed on the Stage and can be edited and manipulated. In ActionScript 3.0 - an instance of a class that inherits the attributes and functionality of a class.






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






26. 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






27. In ActionScript - a variable type that contains a number with which you can use arithmetic operators - such as addition and subtraction.






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






29. Two Towers (Gollum) - King Kong remake (2005)






30. To bring information into a computer or computer program






31. 1 second (default)






32. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






34. A three-footed stand often used to balance a camera






35. Is a type of stop-motion animation that photographs people to give the illusion of seemingly impossible actions.






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






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






38. In ActionScript - a variable type that contains a number with which you can use arithmetic operators - such as addition and subtraction.






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






49. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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