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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






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






11. Circle with string attached to each slide with different images on each side. When spun it would created one image.






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






13. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






15. 1 second (default)






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






17. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






21. Shows where the key (most important) action occurs.






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






23. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






25. 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






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






27. Shows where the key (most important) action occurs.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. An animation process in which frames are created between the keyframes that are needed to create the illusion of movement.






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






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






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






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






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