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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






11. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Nick Park - The Wrong Trousers - and Chicken Run.






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






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






30. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the library panel






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






38. To bring information into a computer or computer program






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






46. King Kong


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






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






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






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