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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. A written version of a play or other dramatic composition






3. Flattens out and elongate slightly






4. 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.






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






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






7. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






10. The method for adding objects to be visible on the screen in ActionScript.






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






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






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






14. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






16. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






17. The process of changing one data type to another.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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)






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






33. A sound that is tied to the Timeline. No matter its length - a streaming sound stops at the end of the movie. Can start palying as they download.






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






38. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






42. Brings graphics into the library






43. Objects - such as drawings - that are converted to symbols and stored in the Library panel. The original object.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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