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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. A description of the hierarchical relationship that develops between nested symbols - especially nested movie clip symbols. When you insert a movie clip inside another movie clip - the inserted clip is considered the child and the original clip is th






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






23. A list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)






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






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






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






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






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






29. King Kong

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






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






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






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






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






35. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






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






37. 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)






38. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






41. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.