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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Spins images on paper in rotating drum; 1834; early motion-picture machine






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






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






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






5. An action or set of actions that repeat as long as a condition exists.






6. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






7. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






10. 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)






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






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






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






14. A broadband Internet connection speed that is available through phone lines.






15. The process of turning a bitmap image into vector paths for animation and other purposes.






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






17. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






18. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






21. The panel where you create and edit Action Scrip code for an object or a frame.






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






23. The process of breaking apart text to place each character in a separate text block. The process of separating groups - instances - and bitmaps into ungrouped - of editable elements.






24. 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






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






26. James and the Giant Peach - The Nightmare Before Christmas






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






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






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






30. The process of turning a bitmap image into vector paths for animation and other purposes.






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






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






33. Is a type of animation made by taking photos of clay characters - moving the characters slightly between each shot.






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






35. King Kong

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






37. Object on the stage that is used to provide interactivity - such as jumping to another frame on the Timeline.






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






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






40. Brings graphics into the library






41. Flattens out and elongate slightly






42. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






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






45. Projection device consisting of a light source and a magnifying lens. Used with still transparencies.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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