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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. Pre-developed movie clips that can quickly add functionality to a movie by dragging and dropping them from the Components panel to the stage. Commonly used for creating forms with boxes for entering user data.






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






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






4. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






8. Flattens out and elongate slightly






9. Simple animation that starts in frame 1 and loops until the rest of the movie has been downloaded.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






21. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






22. Flattens out and elongate slightly






23. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






26. Pre-developed movie clips that can quickly add functionality to a movie by dragging and dropping them from the Components panel to the stage. Commonly used for creating forms with boxes for entering user data.






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






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






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






30. The name of a work of art or movie etc.






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






32. 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.






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






34. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






35. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






38. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. ActionScript 3.0 code that defines the attributes and functionality of an object.






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






49. Scenery hung at back of stage






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







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