Flash Face Animation

This week during my web-design class we learned how to use blank keyframes and the onion skin tool to create an animated face. I had to create various faces so that it would look like the face expression is changing. I really enjoyed this assignment because I had to use my creativity to draw the faces. I wish I had a bit more time to make the faces detailed and more smooth. I found the onion skin very helpful because it helped me outline the face from the other blank keyframes. In my opinion, I found this activity to be very easy and entertaining. I believe I created a good animation because it follows the instructions.

Moving Stick Figure Animation

In my web-design class I had to create a stick figure animation using Flash. This assignment wasn't hard at all because you just had to create a stick figure using the paint brush tool. To make the animation move we had to create different key frames after another and change the stick figures position. It was a fun activity but I wish we had more time to create an in depth movie of the stick figure moving. At first my animation went too fast that you couldn't see all the movements so I had to add a frame to most of the key frames. This was the only problem I had. Overall, it was a great experience and a great way to start learning how to create an animation with Flash.

Moving Objects in Flash

In my web-design class we learned how to create a movie with two objects moving continuously in a program called Flash. I learned how key frames help our objects move into a different position. We used the tools that we learned in our flash tools assignment to improve our work. One problem that I had was that my movie did not look like a moving object. It stopped at the end and went back to the beginning. I found out that I had to move my object back to the beginning or somewhere near it to make it have a moving effect.

Flash Drawing Tools

In my web-design class we learned about the different tools in Flash that we could use to create a simple animation. I really enjoyed this project because I made the letters have different designs by being creative and also made a face from basic shapes. I don't think using Flash is hard but it does take practice. At first I didn't know what the tools did but now that I've been using most of them as much as I can to fix my animation, it has become easier in every aspect. I'm content with my results because I took my time and let my creativity take control.

Windows Movie Maker

During my web design class we used Windows Movie Maker to improve our Free Runner Animation. We had to add music and some sound effects to help it be grab the attention of viewers. I really enjoyed using this program because it was simple and I had to use my creativity to improve my video. One of the issues that I had was that I couldn't add sound effects that overlapped with the music but soon enough, I discovered on my own a way to accomplish this. I had to create a video with my music and convert it to an wmv file first. After this I had to create a new movie project and import the video I had converted into a wmv file and add my sound effects. Then I had to save it on my computer a second time. The video above is the final product and I'm really glad it came out very well.