United States Animating in Flash Training
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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
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| 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) | |
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Preparation
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| Writing the Story | (02:11) | |
| Storyboards | (04:49) | |
| Camera Angles | (04:39) | |
| Directing | (04:08) | |
| Acting Before Animation | (03:22) | |
| Animatics | (03:32) | |
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Case Study: Silencer
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| Setting Up the Scenes | (02:47) | |
| Camera Work | (02:54) | |
| Timing & Suspense | (03:24) | |
| Continuity | (01:44) | |
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Basic Animation Techniques
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| 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) | |
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Morph Animation
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| Shape Tweens | (02:25) | |
| Creating a Tear Drop | (03:40) | |
| Return of The Blob | (06:41) | |
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Creation in External Applications
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| Drawing Tools | (01:54) | |
| Drawing in Illustrator | (03:45) | |
| Drawing in Photoshop | (04:22) | |
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Drawing & Scanning
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| 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) | |
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Creation Within Flash
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| Drawing in Flash | (03:44) | |
| Onion Skinning | (03:21) | |
| Fake 3D Pt.1 | (04:34) | |
| Fake 3D Pt.2 | (04:55) | |
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Character Preparation
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| Creating Symbols | (04:22) | |
| Break Apart for New Parts | (03:32) | |
| Pivot Points | (04:15) | |
| Library Organization | (01:59) | |
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Project 1 - Talking Toast Show
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| 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) | |
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Voice Overs
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| Character Motivations | (01:05) | |
| Voice Overs | (01:57) | |
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Lip Sync
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| Setting Up for Audio | (02:06) | |
| Creating Audio | (02:37) | |
| Creating Mouth Shapes | (01:59) | |
| Swapping Symbols | (03:01) | |
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Character Animation
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| 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) | |
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Timing Sound Effects
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| Editing Sound | (02:43) | |
| Timing Sound | (02:29) | |
| Free Sound Resources | (02:58) | |
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Using Video
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| Importing Video | (02:40) | |
| Editing Video | (03:02) | |
| Animating Video | (03:04) | |
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Special Effects
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| 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) | |
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Disecting the Film - The Window Pain
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| Software Used | (01:59) | |
| Mixing the Audio | (02:56) | |
| Viewing the Film | (03:16) | |
| Window Pain Commentary | (06:18) | |
| Importing into Dreamweaver | (03:13) | |
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Project Two - GodLeezard Attacks!
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| 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) | |
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Optimizing Files
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| Reducing Curves | (03:05) | |
| Size Reports | (02:25) | |
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Resources
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| Animation Websites | (02:11) | |
| Books & Magazines | (02:05) | |
| Scriptwriting Resources | (02:12) | |
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Wrap Up
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| Wrap Up | (04:26) | |
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Credits
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| About This Author | (01:07) | |
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| Title: | Animating in Flash |
| Author: | Dwayne Ferguson |
| SKU: | 33573 |
| ISBN: | 1-932808-24-8 |
| Release Date: | 2004-11-09 |
| Price: | |
| Duration: | 8 hrs / 105 lessons |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | No |
| Compatibility: |
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