Animation

• Animation


  a series of images that are played one after another to simulate movement
• cel animation (cell animation)


  Individual images are drawn on separate pages then photographed, one frame at a time
• Stop Motion Animation


  photographs are taken of objects; the objects are moved slightly each time and the photographs combined to create animation
• Object


  an image, or combination of images, that is manipulated as one item
• Time lapse


  a camera automatically takes photographs every set period. e.g once a minute. These are combined to create a film
• Flip Book Animation


  A book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, it forms an animation
• CGI (computer generated imagery)


  Any image that is created using a computer
• 2D (two-dimensional)


  Only on the x and y axis (e.g. a traditional cartoon)
• 3D three-dimensional


  has an x, y and z axis (width, length and height)
• frame


  one screen, or page, where an image is drawn; a series of these frames are played one after the other to create animation
• Stage


  the area where the animation takes place; to be within the animation; the object must be on the stage
• Symbol


  a component e.g. an image, of an animation that has a name and is put in the library; multiple copies of an object can be created
• Library


  a place that stores a list of images and objects/symbols in an animation
• Layer


  an object or image given its own timeline for independent manipulation
• Tween (inbetweening)


  an animation where the start and end points are set; the computer generates the actual images to make the animation change
• Key frame


  A location on a timeline which marks a frame that has a change in the animation e.g.the start or end of a tween
• mask


  a layer that involves shapes, or other components, that restrict what can be seen of other layers
• Primary variable


  foremost parts e.g graphic components
• Secondary variable


  Background elements e.g. moving water/trees
• Snapping


  a feature that will predict where you want objects placing, by aligning them to other objects, images or gridlines
• Transform


  Changing the dimensions, rotation, colour fill, opacity, etc. of an object over a certain number of frames
• What is Snapping?


  A feature that predicts where you want objects to be placed by aligning them to other objects, images or gridlines.
• What does Snapping help you do?


  Create precise and aligned compositions by aligning edges, corners, or centers of objects, and placing them along custom or built-in gridlines.
• What types of targets can Snapping align to?


  Other objects, images, and gridlines.