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Animation Basics

Subjects : it-skills, arts
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1. Formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. The process of breaking apart text to place each character in a separate text block. The process of separating groups - instances - and bitmaps into ungrouped - of editable elements.






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






7. 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.






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






9. The process of breaking apart text to place each character in a separate text block. The process of separating groups - instances - and bitmaps into ungrouped - of editable elements.






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






11. Scenery hung at back of stage






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Fantasmagorie






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






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






25. Terminator 2






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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)






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






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






34. 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






35. Brings graphics into the library






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






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






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






39. Flattens out and elongate slightly






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






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






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






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






44. Feline Follies - Felix Turns the Tide






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






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






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






48. Graphic based on pixels






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






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