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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. An Action Scrip 3.0 statement that executes a block of code in response to the event.






2. Terminator 2






3. 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.






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






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






6. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






9. 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.






10. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






17. Flattens out and elongate slightly






18. 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






19. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Including another symbol within a symbol - such as nesting a graphic symbol - button or another movie clip symbol within a movie clip symbol.






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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