Lab 4 - Rotoscoped Animation

Assigned: June 2nd
Due: June 9th

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Experimental Animation: Over the following two labs we will create an experimental animation that combines rotoscoped animation and kinetic text.

Rotoscoping, (Part One)
Create a short animated sequence, using the Rotoscoping technique to translate live action into frames drawn in Flash. Start by creating at least 150 frames of animation (5 seconds at 29.97 frames per second). In Phase 2, we’ll work on extending the animation and adding a text animation.

1) Find an interesting motion clip. Save the video as an .FLV and Import to Flash.

2) Create a new layer above the video to draw in your frames as keyframes. Draw in at least 150 frames (5 seconds at 29.97 frames per second) making a keyframe at every 3rd or 4th frame.

3) Turn in two files: the .fla file with the rotoscoped layers on top of the video layer,
and another .fla with only your drawings (delete the video layer) and mask effect on.