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






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






3. Terminator 2






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. An ActionScript operator - indicated by two minus signs - that subtracts 1 unit from a variable or expression.






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






12. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






15. 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






16. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






17. Scenery hung at back of stage






18. 1 second (default)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






44. King Kong


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






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






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






48. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Trolley Troubles) - end up abandoning Oswald - becomes Mickey (created by Iwerks)






49. Tool for planning visual media like animation - video and even websites.






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