Animating In Flash
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Make your own cartoons! That is the beauty of Flash. Anyone with an idea can create their very own cartoons and animations and share them with the world on the Internet. In this tutorial VTC author and experienced animator Dwayne Ferguson will show you all the steps to creating your very own animations. From concept to planning, to creating and publishing. With Animating In Flash you will have the knowledge and skills to create your own animations for everyone to see. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Animating In Flash lessons.
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Animating In Flash

Introduction

Animating in Flash
Mac & PC Conventions
System Requirements
Screen Resolution
Drawing Tools
Production Formats

Preparation

Writing the Story
Storyboards
Camera Angles
Directing
Acting Before Animation
Animatics

Case Study: Silencer

Setting Up the Scenes
Camera Work
Timing & Suspense
Continuity

Basic Animation Techniques

Frame by Frame
Motion Tweening
Anticipation
Squash & Stretch
Easing
Secondary Motion
Realism vs. Exaggeration
Reversing Animation
Bouncing a Ball
Using MovieClips

Morph Animation

Shape Tweens
Creating a Tear Drop
Return of The Blob

Creation in External Applications

Drawing Tools
Drawing in Illustrator
Drawing in Photoshop

Drawing & Scanning

Scanning Line Art
Tracing & Coloring in Illustrator
Exporting to Flash
Tracing Art in Flash
Reference
Using Clip Art

Creation Within Flash

Drawing in Flash
Onion Skinning
Fake 3D Pt.1
Fake 3D Pt.2

Character Preparation

Creating Symbols
Break Apart for New Parts
Pivot Points
Library Organization

Project 1 - Talking Toast Show

Reading the Script
Storyboarding
Character Setup
Building the set Pt.1
Building the set Pt.2
Building the set Pt.3

Voice Overs

Character Motivations
Voice Overs

Lip Sync

Setting Up for Audio
Creating Audio
Creating Mouth Shapes
Swapping Symbols

Character Animation

Initial Animation Pt.1
Initial Animation Pt.2
Blinks & Eyebrows
Importing Audio Pt.1
Importing Audio Pt.2
Sharing Libraries
Syncing Dialogue
Secondary Animation

Timing Sound Effects

Editing Sound
Timing Sound
Free Sound Resources

Using Video

Importing Video
Editing Video
Animating Video

Special Effects

Fade In & Out
Flash Motion Blur
Photoshop Motion Blur
Faking Depth of Field
Parallax Scrolling
Flying Vehicles
Explosions
Making a Wall Crack
Faking Slow Motion
Underwater Caustics Pt.1
Underwater Caustics Pt.2
Cloaking a Starship

Disecting the Film - The Window Pain

Software Used
Mixing the Audio
Viewing the Film
Window Pain Commentary
Importing into Dreamweaver

Project Two - GodLeezard Attacks!

Puppet Animation
Production Pipeline
Preparing Clip Art
Godleezard Surfaces
City Shake
City Stomp
Military Strike
Bombs Away
Bye Godleezard

Optimizing Files

Reducing Curves
Size Reports

Resources

Animation Websites
Books & Magazines
Scriptwriting Resources

Wrap Up

Wrap Up

Credits

About This Author

01 Introduction
0101 Animating in Flash
0102 Mac & PC Conventions
0103 System Requirements
0104 Screen Resolution
0105 Drawing Tools
0106 Production Formats

02 Preparation
0201 Writing the Story
0202 Storyboards
0203 Camera Angles
0204 Directing
0205 Acting Before Animation
0206 Animatics

03 Case Study: Silencer
0301 Setting Up the Scenes
0302 Camera Work
0303 Timing & Suspense
0304 Continuity

04 Basic Animation Techniques
0401 Frame by Frame
0402 Motion Tweening
0403 Anticipation
0404 Squash & Stretch
0405 Easing
0406 Secondary Motion
0407 Realism vs. Exaggeration
0408 Reversing Animation
0409 Bouncing a Ball
0410 Using MovieClips

05 Morph Animation
0501 Shape Tweens
0502 Creating a Tear Drop
0503 Return of The Blob

06 Creation in External Applications
0601 Drawing Tools
0602 Drawing in Illustrator
0603 Drawing in Photoshop

07 Drawing & Scanning
0701 Scanning Line Art
0702 Tracing & Coloring in Illustrator
0703 Exporting to Flash
0704 Tracing Art in Flash
0705 Reference
0706 Using Clip Art

08 Creation Within Flash
0801 Drawing in Flash
0802 Onion Skinning
0803 Fake 3D Pt.1
0804 Fake 3D Pt.2

09 Character Preparation
0901 Creating Symbols
0902 Break Apart for New Parts
0903 Pivot Points
0904 Library Organization

10 Project 1 - Talking Toast Show
1001 Reading the Script
1002 Storyboarding
1003 Character Setup
1004 Building the set Pt.1
1005 Building the set Pt.2
1006 Building the set Pt.3

11 Voice Overs
1101 Character Motivations
1102 Voice Overs

12 Lip Sync
1201 Setting Up for Audio
1202 Creating Audio
1203 Creating Mouth Shapes
1204 Swapping Symbols

13 Character Animation
1301 Initial Animation Pt.1
1302 Initial Animation Pt.2
1303 Blinks & Eyebrows
1304 Importing Audio Pt.1
1305 Importing Audio Pt.2
1306 Sharing Libraries
1307 Syncing Dialogue
1308 Secondary Animation

14 Timing Sound Effects
1401 Editing Sound
1402 Timing Sound
1403 Free Sound Resources

15 Using Video
1501 Importing Video
1502 Editing Video
1503 Animating Video

16 Special Effects
1601 Fade In & Out
1602 Flash Motion Blur
1603 Photoshop Motion Blur
1604 Faking Depth of Field
1605 Parallax Scrolling
1606 Flying Vehicles
1607 Explosions
1608 Making a Wall Crack
1609 Faking Slow Motion
1610 Underwater Caustics Pt.1
1611 Underwater Caustics Pt.2
1612 Cloaking a Starship

17 Disecting the Film - The Window Pain
1701 Software Used
1702 Mixing the Audio
1703 Viewing the Film
1704 Window Pain Commentary
1705 Importing into Dreamweaver

18 Project Two - GodLeezard Attacks!
1801 Puppet Animation
1802 Production Pipeline
1803 Preparing Clip Art
1804 Godleezard Surfaces
1805 City Shake
1806 City Stomp
1807 Military Strike
1808 Bombs Away
1809 Bye Godleezard

19 Optimizing Files
1901 Reducing Curves
1902 Size Reports

20 Resources
2001 Animation Websites
2002 Books & Magazines
2003 Scriptwriting Resources

21 Wrap Up
2101 Wrap Up

22 Credits
2201 About This Author

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