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






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






4. Fantasmagorie






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






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






7. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






10. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 1 second (default)






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






18. 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.






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






20. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






22. 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.






23. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






25. King Kong

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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. This is a good way to emphasis to certain movements and thereby draw attention where you want it.






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






38. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






39. Something that should cause people to want to watch the movie






40. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






44. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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