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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. 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






2. Acceleration and deceleration refers to the tendency things have to start and stop moving gradually.






3. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






6. Including another symbol within a symbol - such as nesting a graphic symbol - button or another movie clip symbol within a movie clip symbol.






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






8. Graphic based on pixels






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






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






11. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 1 second (default)






31. Brings graphics into the library






32. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






43. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






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






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






49. King Kong

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50. To bring information into a computer or computer program