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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. Is a type of stop-motion animation that photographs people to give the illusion of seemingly impossible actions.






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






3. Brings graphics directly onto the stage






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Fantasmagorie






15. 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.






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






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






18. Indicates the class used to populate the variable.






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. The panel where you create and edit Action Scrip code for an object or a frame.






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






27. A program specifically developed to optimize the playing of Flash movies using mobile devices.






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






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






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






31. The panel where you create and edit Action Scrip code for an object or a frame.






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






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






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






35. An image calculated and stored according to mathematical formulas rather than pixels - resulting in a smaller file size and the ability to resize the image without a loss in quality.






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. An animation process in which frames are created between the keyframes that are needed to create the illusion of movement.






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






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






47. An animation process in which frames are created between the keyframes that are needed to create the illusion of movement.






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






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






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