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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 panel that contains the objects that are used in a Flash movie.






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Brings graphics into the library






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






9. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






11. 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.






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






13. An image calculated and stored according to mathematical formulas rather than pixels - resulting in a smaller file size and the ability to resize the image without a loss in quality.






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






15. Terminator 2






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






39. The panel that contains the objects that are used in a Flash movie.






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






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






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






43. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






46. The group of people you imagine will watch the end product that you create.






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






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






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






50. 1 second (default)