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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A text box created on the Stage with the Text tool that displays information derived from variables.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Scenery hung at back of stage






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. An animation stored as a single - reusable symbol in the library panel






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






19. 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






20. It is the most crucial elements physical and theatrical. actual motions required to perform an action - refers to the pauses and the emphases added to make it dramatic






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






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






23. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Fantasmagorie






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






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






49. Brings graphics into the library






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)