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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In ActionScript - a sequence of characters including letters - numbers - and punctuation.






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






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






4. Gertie the Dinosaur and Little Nemo (character from a well-known newspaper comic)






5. 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.






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






7. Brings graphics into the library






8. 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






9. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Terminator 2






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






18. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Scenery hung at back of stage






30. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the library panel






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






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






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






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






46. 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)






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






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






49. 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.






50. Graphic based on pixels