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Animation Basics

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1. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






2. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






5. 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)






6. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Graphic based on pixels






37. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






38. 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






39. 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.






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






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






42. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






43. It is the most crucial elements physical and theatrical. actual motions required to perform an action - refers to the pauses and the emphases added to make it dramatic






44. In ActionScript - a variable type that contains a number with which you can use arithmetic operators - such as addition and subtraction.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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







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