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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. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






4. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






6. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






7. The part of the animation program window that organizes and controls an animation's content over time using layers and frames.






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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)






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






21. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. An extremely fast Internet connection that is widely used by businesses.






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






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






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






31. Shows where the key (most important) action occurs.






32. This cursor symbol means you can click to select as click and hold to MOVE the object.






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






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






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






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






37. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






46. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






47. 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.






48. Bugs Bunny - Daffy Duck - Droopy - Screwy Squirrel - Porky Pig - Chilly Willy - Red Hot Riding Hood






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






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