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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






14. Allows you to test Flash movies on various models of mobile devices.






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






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






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






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






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






20. The method for adding objects to be visible on the screen in ActionScript.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Scenery hung at back of stage






28. Fantasmagorie






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






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






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






33. Created theatre optique - hand cranked projectable device






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






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. This cursor symbol means you can click to select as click and hold to MOVE the object.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Sequence of images drawn page-by-page






43. Is the rapid display of images in a specific order that give the illusion of movement.






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






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






46. Created by Eadweard Muybridge. May be considered the first movie projector. Projected images from rotating glass disks in rapid succession to give the impression of motion






47. 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






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






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






50. 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.