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






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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






16. Terminator 2






17. Gertie the Dinosaur and Little Nemo (character from a well-known newspaper comic)






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






19. The ability of the human eye to keep an image in view for a split second after the image has been removed from sight.






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






21. 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.






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






23. To bring information into a computer or computer program






24. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






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






28. To bring information into a computer or computer program






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






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






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






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






33. Scooby Doo -The Jetsons -and The Flintstones






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. An animation device - the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles Reynaud






41. A three-footed stand often used to balance a camera






42. King Kong

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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Graphic based on pixels






48. An ActionScript operator - indicated by two minus signs - that subtracts 1 unit from a variable or expression.






49. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






50. 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