Animating In Flash Tutorials


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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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Introduction
	Animating in Flash	(01:15)
	Mac & PC Conventions	(00:57)
	System Requirements	(01:57)
	Screen Resolution	(01:56)
	Drawing Tools	(06:31)
	Production Formats	(02:38)
Preparation
	Writing the Story	(02:11)
	Storyboards	(04:49)
	Camera Angles	(04:39)
	Directing	(04:08)
	Acting Before Animation	(03:22)
	Animatics	(03:32)
Case Study: Silencer
	Setting Up the Scenes	(02:47)
	Camera Work	(02:54)
	Timing & Suspense	(03:24)
	Continuity	(01:44)
Basic Animation Techniques
	Frame by Frame	(03:02)
	Motion Tweening	(02:30)
	Anticipation	(02:53)
	Squash & Stretch	(04:10)
	Easing	(03:11)
	Secondary Motion	(01:50)
	Realism vs. Exaggeration	(02:06)
	Reversing Animation	(01:17)
	Bouncing a Ball	(02:40)
	Using MovieClips	(03:40)
Morph Animation
	Shape Tweens	(02:25)
	Creating a Tear Drop	(03:40)
	Return of The Blob	(06:41)
Creation in External Applications
	Drawing Tools	(01:54)
	Drawing in Illustrator	(03:45)
	Drawing in Photoshop	(04:22)
Drawing & Scanning
	Scanning Line Art	(02:02)
	Tracing & Coloring in Illustrator	(06:20)
	Exporting to Flash	(02:24)
	Tracing Art in Flash	(04:02)
	Reference	(02:08)
	Using Clip Art	(01:41)
Creation Within Flash
	Drawing in Flash	(03:44)
	Onion Skinning	(03:21)
	Fake 3D Pt.1	(04:34)
	Fake 3D Pt.2	(04:55)
Character Preparation
	Creating Symbols	(04:22)
	Break Apart for New Parts	(03:32)
	Pivot Points	(04:15)
	Library Organization	(01:59)
Project 1 - Talking Toast Show
	Reading the Script	(01:46)
	Storyboarding	(03:21)
	Character Setup	(05:21)
	Building the set Pt.1	(06:51)
	Building the set Pt.2	(05:14)
	Building the set Pt.3	(03:31)
Voice Overs
	Character Motivations	(01:05)
	Voice Overs	(01:57)
Lip Sync
	Setting Up for Audio	(02:06)
	Creating Audio	(02:37)
	Creating Mouth Shapes	(01:59)
	Swapping Symbols	(03:01)
Character Animation
	Initial Animation Pt.1	(06:11)
	Initial Animation Pt.2	(05:42)
	Blinks & Eyebrows	(05:12)
	Importing Audio Pt.1	(03:17)
	Importing Audio Pt.2	(03:16)
	Sharing Libraries	(01:44)
	Syncing Dialogue	(08:14)
	Secondary Animation	(02:48)
Timing Sound Effects
	Editing Sound	(02:43)
	Timing Sound	(02:29)
	Free Sound Resources	(02:58)
Using Video
	Importing Video	(02:40)
	Editing Video	(03:02)
	Animating Video	(03:04)
Special Effects
	Fade In & Out	(02:43)
	Flash Motion Blur	(02:30)
	Photoshop Motion Blur	(05:26)
	Faking Depth of Field	(05:52)
	Parallax Scrolling	(07:33)
	Flying Vehicles	(05:07)
	Explosions	(03:01)
	Making a Wall Crack	(04:25)
	Faking Slow Motion	(02:30)
	Underwater Caustics Pt.1	(05:26)
	Underwater Caustics Pt.2	(07:19)
	Cloaking a Starship	(02:41)
Disecting the Film - The Window Pain
	Software Used	(01:59)
	Mixing the Audio	(02:56)
	Viewing the Film	(03:16)
	Window Pain Commentary	(06:18)
	Importing into Dreamweaver	(03:13)
Project Two - GodLeezard Attacks!
	Puppet Animation	(00:59)
	Production Pipeline	(04:11)
	Preparing Clip Art	(05:09)
	Godleezard Surfaces	(05:48)
	City Shake	(04:52)
	City Stomp	(01:53)
	Military Strike	(04:27)
	Bombs Away	(04:08)
	Bye Godleezard	(05:51)
Optimizing Files
	Reducing Curves	(03:05)
	Size Reports	(02:25)
Resources
	Animation Websites	(02:11)
	Books & Magazines	(02:05)
	Scriptwriting Resources	(02:12)
Wrap Up
	Wrap Up	(04:26)
Credits
	About This Author	(01:07)

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Title:	Animating In Flash
Author:	Dwayne Ferguson
SKU:	33573
ISBN:	1-932808-24-8
Duration:	8 hrs / 105 Lessons
Compatibility:	Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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Animating In Flash Tutorials

Introduction

Preparation

Case Study: Silencer

Basic Animation Techniques

Morph Animation

Creation in External Applications

Drawing & Scanning

Creation Within Flash

Character Preparation

Project 1 - Talking Toast Show

Voice Overs

Lip Sync

Character Animation

Timing Sound Effects

Using Video

Special Effects

Disecting the Film - The Window Pain

Project Two - GodLeezard Attacks!

Optimizing Files

Resources

Wrap Up

Credits