The Flash Animator

Index

Symbols

3D, creating with tweens, 154

3D replication (special effects), 153

A

Ableson, Brad; interview with, 54–57

adding frames to timeline, 24

ambient sounds, 169

animals, movement of, 134

animatics, 12

animation. See also motion

client and animator expectations, 189–190

computers in, 11

creating artwork for

by scanning, 46

with mouse, 46

with Paintbrush tool, 48–49

with Pencil tool, 48

with tablets, 44–45

defined, 6–7

design strategy, 187–188

dialogue animation, 172–174, 176–177

effects. See effects

file size, importance of, 28–29

frame rates, 6, 29–30

history of

film-making, 8–11

web animation, 15–16

layers in, 27

limited animation method, 17

onion skinning in, 28

“persistence of vision”, 6–8

physical workings of, 6

process of, 12–14 ...