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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tool for planning visual media like animation - video and even websites.






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






3. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






5. A spinning disc mounted vertically on a handle. Around the center of the disc a series of pictures was drawn corresponding to frames of the animation; around its circumference was a series of radial slits. The user would spin the disc and look throug






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






23. Looney Tunes (Hugh Harman - Rudy Ising - Fritz Freling) - Sinkin in the Bathtub (Bosko) It is now known as Warner Brothers.






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






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






26. Mighty Joe Young - 7th Voyage of Sinbad - Jason and the Argonauts






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






34. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






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






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






39. Terminator 2






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






41. Graphic based on pixels






42. King Kong


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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