The Flash Animator

Chapter 1. Introduction to Animation

IN THIS CHAPTER

• History of the Studio Process

• History of Web Animation

• Methods of the Web

This chapter tells the story of how we got to where we are now in digital animation. Comprehension of the traditional animation process is stressed but also, more importantly, we explore the psychological factors that go into creating moving images.

Simply stated, animation is a series of static images used to create the illusion of movement. Many people believe that the drawing or creating of those images is the ...