Bone Tool Frustrations

Hi guys,
I'm sorry I'm not there today. Some of you are getting frustrated with the "Bone Tool". Here is a blog that discusses some of the problems and offeres a solution or two:
http://blog.labwire.ca/?p=3

Try adding scenes if you are finding your animation is getting too long:
Scene to scene tutorial

Also you can group your layers if you are finding there are too many layers:
I haven't found a tutorial yet, sorry

Try using filters and the blur tool:
Using filters
Blur Drop Shadow
Blur Filter- not a very good tutorial, but explains it.
Filters- Better tutorial

Here is a good tutorial site:
Incredible Tutorials

Monday & More Flash- Oct. 25

** Note- Everyone should have handed in their storyboard for the Background inspired animation project. If you haven't, please bring it Tuesday.**

Today you are going to continue working on your Background first animation and develop your characters. I have found a few tutorials for you to look at to help you as you go:
Adobe TV
try -
06 Object and Merge Drawing Modes
07 Understanding Symbols
11 Understanding Tweens
13 Creating Motion Tweens
Creating Motion Tweens Part1
Creating Motion Tweens Part2

Background First Animation Project

We have been developing ideas through finding backgrounds that inspire stories. Now we are developing the story to go with your chosen background(s). By now you should have finished brainstorming your story and character(s). Today your storyboards are due. Make sure you include the following in your storyboard:

1. Background(s)
2. Character(s)
3. Strong narrative: establish space and character(s), creates a conflict, and then resolves.
4. Include at least 3 perspectives (variety in the frame, use different angles, change the distance to subject, POV or point of view)
5. Use a Cut-Away- where you switch your frame to draw attention to something and/or lapse time more rapidy.

For your animation Consider the following Flash Techniques-

1. Layers & grouping layers,
2. Working with scenes motion guide,
3. Importing an image & manipulating the image (Trace Bitmap),
4. Bone tool.
5. Again we will continue to use both frame by frame and tween animation,
6. Hope the shape tween will work and create sounds to suite your animation.
7. You are to create opening and closing credits

More Backgrounds

Here is a link for more backgrounds:

http://www.articlesandtexticles.co.uk/

Backgrounds

We are going to begin to view some traditional and experiemtnal animations to see how backgrounds are used to establish the scene.

Notice the use of space, lighting, time lapse, and point of view.

Animation Background Blog

We are watching Duck Amuck, Papiroflexia, the Fly in the Share folder:

When the Day Breaks

Watch When the Day Breaks



Listen to this video. Notice how the sounds relate to the characters, or not. Visualize the sounds think about how the sounds tell the story without the visuals.
How sound can alter your animation? Consider your time line and how to add sound effectively to your motion.

Animation Sharing

First part of the class, we are going to have a work block. I am going to help everyone out. After lunch, we are going to have a sharing. Please save your animation to the share file under "Animation #1".

Here are a few Flash animation to check out after our sharing...

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/pencilmation1
http://www.homestarrunner.com/
http://www.paulfrank.com/home/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwNVE37BGVE