My Animation

I had only used Flash once before, so as I was doing this project I was learning new things. I split my ish symbol into two pieces and only imported half of it into the Library in Flash so that I could experiment with the symbol more. I began the animation with the OCR A symbol flying in from opposite sides of the screen and around the page and each other. They then flew off the stage before spinning back into the centre to form the ish symbol. This sign then expanded and flashed before changing into the Copperplate Light design. This symbol then shrank and began to spin quickly until it became the Lucida Bright symbol. I imported the copperplate symbol and the Lucida symbol into the library as the full symbol so it was easier to spin the whole symbol around without it wobbling. But as the Lucida Bridge sign stops spinning I created two new layers and placed each side of the symbol on separate layers in the same places the whole symbol had been. By doing this I was able to split the sign and make each part go off the page in opposite directions. I next experimented by shrinking the background colour and then enlarging it again with the Arial rounded symbol in the centre. My animation then flashes again to reveal the final symbol,which was created in Tall Films.
I think I learnt a lot from creating this animation in such a short time. I learnt how to use the teen motion tool to make the animation flow and how to rotate my symbols.
I experimented with clashing colours but I think that the colour scheme could be improved by limiting my colour use to a maximum of three colours. My final animation lasted 34 second!