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






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






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






4. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






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






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






8. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






17. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






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






22. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






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






26. Indicators on the video timeline that can be used in ActionScript.






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






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






34. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






37. A text box created on the Stage with the Text tool that displays information derived from variables.






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






39. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






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






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






44. A sound that plays independently of the Timeline. The sound starts in the keyframe to which it is added - but it can continue playing even after a movie ends. Must download completely before it begins playing.






45. Terminator 2






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






47. Terminator 2






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






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






50. 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