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






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






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






4. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Predefined blocks of ActionScript 3.0 code which provide a quick way to insert AS3 code into the Script pane.






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






13. Tool for planning visual media like animation - video and even websites.






14. 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)






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. Fantasmagorie






17. 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.






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






19. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






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






24. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. Terminator 2






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Terminator 2






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






48. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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