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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






13. In ActionScript - a sequence of characters including letters - numbers - and punctuation.






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






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






16. Spins images on paper in rotating drum; 1834; early motion-picture machine






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Nick Park - The Wrong Trousers - and Chicken Run.






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






25. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






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






29. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






32. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






34. 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.






35. Two Towers (Gollum) - King Kong remake (2005)






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






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






38. Flattens out and elongate slightly






39. 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






40. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






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






42. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






44. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (the first cartoon using chalk drawing and cut-outs)






45. Terminator 2






46. Scenery hung at back of stage






47. 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






48. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






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