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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. ActionScript that tests whether or not certain conditions have been met and - if so - can perform other actions.






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






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 1 second (default)






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






13. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Is a type of animation made by taking photos of clay characters - moving the characters slightly between each shot.






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






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






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






28. King Kong

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29. In ActionScript - a variable type that contains a number with which you can use arithmetic operators - such as addition and subtraction.






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






31. Graphic based on pixels






32. 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






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






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






35. In ActionScript 3.0 the functionality of an object - that is - what it can do.






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






37. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






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






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






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






43. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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)