Animation+-+Introduction

Today we worked on: - importing an image - zoom in/out include component="comments" page="Animation - Introduction" limit="35" Today we worked on: - shape tween (morphing) - did we look at... blinking eyes, continuous background, importing an image??? . - look at the swf files of last years student work... (they play only once so refresh or **reload this** page to replay them) - think about how the zoom in or zoom out and the fade in or out was done : ) - find and **watch a video about how zoom in and/or zoom out** is done in Flash CS3 or CS4 - find and **watch a video about fade in or out effect** in Flash CS3 or CS4 - **send me the video links** in the discussion area below media type="file" key="Charlette_Flash05ws.swf" width="158" height="161" ...media type="file" key="SYoung_flashexercises.swf" width="148" height="161"...media type="file" key="matias_movingscene.swf" width="142" height="162"
 * Tuesday, November 8, 2011**
 * Tuesday, November 8, 2011**
 * Friday, November 4, 2011**
 * Friday, November 4, 2011**
 * Friday, November 4, 2011**
 * Your homework... also in the discussion area:**

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 * Animation - Flash Techniques ...and some cinematic techniques : ) **
 * Animation - Flash Techniques ...and some cinematic techniques : ) **
 * Animation - Flash Techniques ...and some cinematic techniques : ) **
 * Animation - Flash Techniques ...and some cinematic techniques : ) **
 * Animation - Flash Techniques ...and some cinematic techniques : ) **
 * Animation - Flash Techniques ...and some cinematic techniques : ) **

moving objects - motion tween (we've done this in class: Wed. Nov 2) . transforming one shape into another shape, ( we've done this in class: Wed. Nov 4) eg. a circle become a square - shape tween (morphing) .

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. . . . **Animation - Introduction, History & Background**


 * Read the wikipedia article on ANIMATION.**

Your homework questions will be in the discussion area: include component="comments" page="Animation - Introduction" limit="60"


 * Watch "Animando" video from the National Film Board (NFB) archives:**
 * - a short film made by a brazilian animation artist**
 * - see how many different animation techniques are shown in this short film... count them : )**

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Watch "Her Morning Elegance" music video by Oren Lavie: - this is a professional video...

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- imagine the how much time and planning went into this project

- how much time went into preproduction and storyboarding?

- how many photos were needed to produce this project?

- how long did it take to shoot?

Watch the "Behind the Scenes Video of Her Morning Elegance": media type="youtube" key="JKptYcQuKxc" width="425" height="350"

. . Sand Animtion Video media type="youtube" key="Cri7aQHRT7k" width="425" height="350"

- in this video the sand animation is presented as a performance before a live audience . . . Zoopraxiscope - thirteen frames on a loop

[|Thaumatrope] - a very popular toy in Victorian times; TWO different images seen very quickly merge into ONE image; here's a digital [|thaumatrope]

Zoetrope -