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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The group of people you imagine will watch the end product that you create.






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






3. Brings graphics into the library






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






5. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






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






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






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






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






10. An action or set of actions that repeat as long as a condition exists.






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






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






13. 1 second (default)






14. A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict.






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






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






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






18. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






19. Fantasmagorie






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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






32. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






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






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






37. NFB - Boogie Doodle - Begone Dull Care - Binkity Blank -






38. 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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Gumby - Davey and Goliath






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






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






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






48. An attribute of an object such as its size or color.






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






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