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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Influenced by Jones' The Dover Boys. John Hubley; Gerald McBoing-Boing - Rooty Toot Toot - The Tell-Tale Heart - Moonbird






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






3. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






4. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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






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






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






9. An ActionScript operator - indicated by ++ that adds 1 unit to a variable or expression.






10. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






13. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






14. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






18. Is a made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame






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






20. 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.






21. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






25. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Fantasmagorie






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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