Chapter 14

Question 1

Name two of the Camera behaviors.

Answer 1

Framing, Sweep, Focus, Dolly, Zoom In/Out, Zoom Layer

Question 2

Can the stacking order of Camera behaviors change the camera’s animation?

Answer 2

Yes. For example, if the Framing behavior is on top of a Sweep behavior, it will force the camera to frame the target layer face-on, even if the sweep tried to rotate it.

Question 3

You used a Framing behavior to frame a gorup. You then rotate the group 180 degrees around its y-axis and drag it down 1,000 pixels. How will this transformation affect the camera?

Answer 3

The camera will also rotate 180 degrees and move down 1,000 pixels to property frame the group.

Question 4

What types of behaviors, besides Camera behaviors, can you use to animate a camera?

Answer 4

Basic Motion, Parameter, and Simulation behaviors - basically, any bahaviors that work on a layer will work on a camera.

Question 5

How do you limit the camera’s depth of field?

Answer 5

From the Render pop-up menu, choose Depth of Field

Question 6

How do you turn on reflections for a layer?

Answer 6

In the Properties pane of the Inspector, select the Reflections checkbox.

Question 7

You added a light and turned on shadows. Your text is throwing shadows onto the floor, which you want, but it is also throwing shadows onto another text layer, which you don’t want. What do you do?

Answer 7

Select the text layer that is receiving the shadows, and in the Properties pane, deselect the Receive Shadows checkbox.