Natural Phenomena:
Lightning:
This example is a "straight-ahead action" animation, meaning that
there are no keyframes or tweens. The bolts of lightning and the flashes are
loosely synchronized to the thunder soundtrack. This type of sporadic weather
phenomena is ideal for this approach.
Click here to see the Lightning.swf file.
Rain:
This example requires more planning. By creating reusable clips of water ripples
and raindrops a lot of work is saved, and the animation can be randomized, making
it more realistic. The clips are stored in the library and are brought to the
timeline where they can be scaled and offset with other clips.
Click here to see the Rain.swf file.
Gravity and Wind:
Both sides of a number of fall leaves were scanned on the flatbed scanner for
this next example. Clips were made with alternating frames showing the top and
bottom side of the leaf.
Click here to see the Fall.swf file.
Human and Animal Locomotion:
Rotoscoping is the tracing of live action.
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