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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. ActionScript that tests whether or not certain conditions have been met and - if so - can perform other actions.






15. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






18. King Kong


19. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






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






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






24. King Kong


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






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






27. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






28. Formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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