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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. NFB - Boogie Doodle - Begone Dull Care - Binkity Blank -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






15. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the Library panel. It has it own Timeline - independent of the main Timeline.






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






17. 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)






18. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






22. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Allows you to view a graphical representation of the size of each frame and the frame-by-frame download process.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Fantasmagorie






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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






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






50. A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict.