Music

You have several options for music. First, you could simply not have any. Although this is the simplest way to go, it would severely cripple the impact of your animation. People are accustomed to hearing music, even far in the background, during most visual entertainment. It has become ingrained in our expectations. Therefore, to omit it would be to go directly against those expectations and would have to be done very deliberately and for a specific effect. Don’t do it.

The second option is to find a piece of music that you already have that is of an appropriate length and character to match your animation. Remember that almost all of the music you have in your private collection is just that: private. Unless you are only going to show ...

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