http://vimeo.com/7709246
(i dont know what's up with the music. you have been warned)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Creating Bones with an image from photoshop or illustrator
Before placing your document into Flash, be sure you have separated the limbs you need to move into different layers. For example, if you are making someone wave, you need to have the forearm and hand in their own layers.
In flash, import your files and convert the layers that will be moving into a movie clip.
Now select the bone tool (it looks like a bone) and drag from one hinging point to the next. For example, drag from the elbow to the wrist.
Now move the time line out to 40 seconds, or whatever you desire. Select the hand and move it in a waving or lifelike motion. Return to frame one and move it back to its original position.
Congratulations! You now know bones.
An easy way to continue the motion is copy and reverse the frames.
In flash, import your files and convert the layers that will be moving into a movie clip.
Now select the bone tool (it looks like a bone) and drag from one hinging point to the next. For example, drag from the elbow to the wrist.
Now move the time line out to 40 seconds, or whatever you desire. Select the hand and move it in a waving or lifelike motion. Return to frame one and move it back to its original position.
Congratulations! You now know bones.
An easy way to continue the motion is copy and reverse the frames.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Vintage images
This website has a lot of resources for vintage photography that have been very helpful for my flash piece. The quality is also great which is always a plus.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Shark Attack!
How to fend off a shark:
1. Hit Back:
If a shark is coming toward you or attacks you, use anything you have in your possession--a camera, probe, harpoon gun, your fist--to hit the shark's eyes or gills, which are the areas most sensitive to pain.
2. Make quick, sharp, repeated jabs in these areas.
Sharks are predators and will usually only follow through on an attack if they have the advantage, so making the shark unsure of its advantage in any way possible will increase your chances of survival. Contrary to popular opinion, the shark's nose is not the area to attack, unless you cannot reach the eyes or gills. Hitting the shark simply tells it that you are not defenseless.
How to avoid a shark attack:
1. Always stay in groups--sharks are more likely to attack an individual.
2. Do not wander too far from shore. This isolates you and creates the additional danger of being far from assistance.
3. Avoid being in the water during darkness or twilight hours, when sharks are most active and have a competitive sensory advantage.
4. Do not enter the water if you are bleeding from an open wound or if you are menstruating--a shark is drawn to blood and its olfactory ability is acute.
5. Try not to wear shiny jewelry, because the reflected light resembles the sheen of fish scales.
6. Avoid waters with known effluents or sewage and those being used by sport or commercial fishermen, especially if there are signs of bait fish or feeding activity. Diving seabirds are good indicators of such activity.
7. Use extra caution when waters are murky and avoid showing any uneven tan lines or wearing brightly colored clothing--sharks see contrast particularly well.
8. If a shark shows itself to you, it may be curious rather than predatory and will probably swim on and leave you alone. If you are under the surface and lucky enough to see an attacking shark, then you do have a good chance of defending yourself if the shark is not too large.
9. Scuba divers should avoid lying on the surface, where they may look like a piece of prey to a shark, and from where they cannot see a shark approaching.
10. A shark attack is a potential danger for anyone who frequents marine waters, but it should be kept in perspective. Bees, wasps, and snakes are responsible for far more fatalities each year, and in the United States the annual risk of deaths from lightening is thirty times greater than from a shark attack.
Three kinds of shark attacks:
1. Hit and Run:
These typically occur in the surf zone, where simmers are surfers are the targets. The victim seldom sees its attacker, and the shark does not return after inflicting a single bite or slash wound. These are by far the most common.
2. Bump and Bite:
These are characterized by the shark initially circling and often bumping the victim prior to the actual attack. These types of attacks usually involve divers or swimmers in deeper waters, but also occur in nearshore shallows in some areas of the world.
3. Sneak:
The strike can occur without warning. With both bump and bite and sneak attacks, repeat attacks are common and multiple and sustained bites are the norm. Injuries incurred during this type of attack are usually quite sever, frequently resulting in death.
Be Aware:
Most shark attacks occur in nearshore waters, typically inshore of a sandbar or between sandbars where sharks feed and can become trapped at low tide. Areas with steep drop-offs are also likely attack sites. Sharks congregate in these areas, because their natural prey congregates there. Almost any large shark, roughly six feet or longer in total length, is a potential threat to humans. But three species in particular have repeatedly attacked man: the white shark, the tiger shark, and the bull shark. All are cosmopolitan in distribution, reach large sizes, and consume large prey such as marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish as normal elements of their diets.
1. Hit Back:
If a shark is coming toward you or attacks you, use anything you have in your possession--a camera, probe, harpoon gun, your fist--to hit the shark's eyes or gills, which are the areas most sensitive to pain.
2. Make quick, sharp, repeated jabs in these areas.
Sharks are predators and will usually only follow through on an attack if they have the advantage, so making the shark unsure of its advantage in any way possible will increase your chances of survival. Contrary to popular opinion, the shark's nose is not the area to attack, unless you cannot reach the eyes or gills. Hitting the shark simply tells it that you are not defenseless.
How to avoid a shark attack:
1. Always stay in groups--sharks are more likely to attack an individual.
2. Do not wander too far from shore. This isolates you and creates the additional danger of being far from assistance.
3. Avoid being in the water during darkness or twilight hours, when sharks are most active and have a competitive sensory advantage.
4. Do not enter the water if you are bleeding from an open wound or if you are menstruating--a shark is drawn to blood and its olfactory ability is acute.
5. Try not to wear shiny jewelry, because the reflected light resembles the sheen of fish scales.
6. Avoid waters with known effluents or sewage and those being used by sport or commercial fishermen, especially if there are signs of bait fish or feeding activity. Diving seabirds are good indicators of such activity.
7. Use extra caution when waters are murky and avoid showing any uneven tan lines or wearing brightly colored clothing--sharks see contrast particularly well.
8. If a shark shows itself to you, it may be curious rather than predatory and will probably swim on and leave you alone. If you are under the surface and lucky enough to see an attacking shark, then you do have a good chance of defending yourself if the shark is not too large.
9. Scuba divers should avoid lying on the surface, where they may look like a piece of prey to a shark, and from where they cannot see a shark approaching.
10. A shark attack is a potential danger for anyone who frequents marine waters, but it should be kept in perspective. Bees, wasps, and snakes are responsible for far more fatalities each year, and in the United States the annual risk of deaths from lightening is thirty times greater than from a shark attack.
Three kinds of shark attacks:
1. Hit and Run:
These typically occur in the surf zone, where simmers are surfers are the targets. The victim seldom sees its attacker, and the shark does not return after inflicting a single bite or slash wound. These are by far the most common.
2. Bump and Bite:
These are characterized by the shark initially circling and often bumping the victim prior to the actual attack. These types of attacks usually involve divers or swimmers in deeper waters, but also occur in nearshore shallows in some areas of the world.
3. Sneak:
The strike can occur without warning. With both bump and bite and sneak attacks, repeat attacks are common and multiple and sustained bites are the norm. Injuries incurred during this type of attack are usually quite sever, frequently resulting in death.
Be Aware:
Most shark attacks occur in nearshore waters, typically inshore of a sandbar or between sandbars where sharks feed and can become trapped at low tide. Areas with steep drop-offs are also likely attack sites. Sharks congregate in these areas, because their natural prey congregates there. Almost any large shark, roughly six feet or longer in total length, is a potential threat to humans. But three species in particular have repeatedly attacked man: the white shark, the tiger shark, and the bull shark. All are cosmopolitan in distribution, reach large sizes, and consume large prey such as marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish as normal elements of their diets.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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