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Animation Basics

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1. 1 second (default)






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






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






4. To make changes by adding - deleting - or modifying text - graphics - or other items in a document






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Terminator 2






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






15. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






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






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






20. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Simple animation that starts in frame 1 and loops until the rest of the movie has been downloaded.






29. 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)






30. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






36. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Graphic based on pixels






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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






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