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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






4. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. Allows you to position the Flash movie window in the browser window.






14. 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






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






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






17. Is mounted above a series of cells - each containing separate elements of the scene.. Because the cells are mounted at varying distances from the camera - if it pans or moves toward them - an effect of motion perspective is created. This was invented






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






22. An animation device - the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles Reynaud






23. 1 second (default)






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






25. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The process of breaking apart text to place each character in a separate text block. The process of separating groups - instances - and bitmaps into ungrouped - of editable elements.






47. Fantasmagorie






48. 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.






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






50. 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