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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






4. Colonel Heeza Liar - Krazy Kat - and Bobby Bumps






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






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






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






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






9. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Objects - such as drawings - that are converted to symbols and stored in the Library panel. The original object.






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






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






20. In ActionScript 3.0 the functionality of an object - that is - what it can do.






21. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The process of smoothing the edges of a graphic so they appear less jagged.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. In ActionScript 3.0 the functionality of an object - that is - what it can do.






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






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






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






44. A sound that plays independently of the Timeline. The sound starts in the keyframe to which it is added - but it can continue playing even after a movie ends. Must download completely before it begins playing.






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






46. Colonel Heeza Liar - Krazy Kat - and Bobby Bumps






47. 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






48. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






49. 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.






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