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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. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Trolley Troubles) - end up abandoning Oswald - becomes Mickey (created by Iwerks)






2. King Kong


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






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






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






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






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






8. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Allows you to position the Flash movie window in the browser window.






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






31. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






41. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the Library panel. It has it own Timeline - independent of the main Timeline.






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






43. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






44. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






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






48. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Trolley Troubles) - end up abandoning Oswald - becomes Mickey (created by Iwerks)






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






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