Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781590599129)

Ever wondered what the inside secrets of Flash animators' toolboxes are? This groundbreaking book gives readers an insight into precisely these. It's been written by members of the Emmy award winning ANIMAX team, who have created work for clients such as Disney, AOL, Fox, WWE, ESPN, and Sesame workshop. This book is an opportunity for them to share their secrets, and is written to suit anyone who wants to make use of Flash as an animation tool. This is a highly practical book that is compatible with most versions of Flash, including the latest, CS3. One of Flash's most common uses is still animation for cartoons, games, advertising etc, and this book takes a fresh look at the topic, breaking it down pre-production, production, and post production, and looking at each section in detail. It moves on to cover topics such as storyboarding, character libraries and camera mechanics like no book on Flash has done before.