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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ActionScript that tests whether or not certain conditions have been met and - if so - can perform other actions.






2. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






5. Fantasmagorie






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






7. Influenced by Jones' The Dover Boys. John Hubley; Gerald McBoing-Boing - Rooty Toot Toot - The Tell-Tale Heart - Moonbird






8. Is a type of animation made by drawing pictures on to a clear plastic sheet one by one.






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






15. Terminator 2






16. 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.






17. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Brings graphics into the library






25. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The process used to generate the files necessary for delivering Flash movies on the web - such as swf and HTML files.