ABSTRACT
Introduction Animators need to go through a process of learning to master Flash MX so that the application and all its gizmos are not the overriding features of the final animation.To pick up enough skill in using an application so that your imagination creates the effects means you need to start with a solid foundation in the application.This chapter tries to do that.We assume that you have basic knowledge of the Flash environment or that you have at least run through the Flash tutorials covering the basic use of the tools.This chapter also prepares the way for the next chapter where we look at character animation and how to do it in the digital environment.You will be working with the assets that can be found in the folder “Chapter2” on the CD. In this chapter you will create a simple page in Flash MX, that could be used as a homepage for the Ellen and Zak web site.
