APPLICATION OF FLASH CS4 BONE TOOLS IN SHADOW ANIMATION

摘要

Shadow animation possesses a Chinese traditional artistic style.As we all know, the more national it is, the more international it is.However,nowadays,shadow animation is stuck in predicament with a long and complex producing period as well as with high costs.How can the tradition be inherited and be innovatively reformed? Development of computer animation technology is closely interrelated to progress of computer technology, development of software technology in particular. Currently,in the newly added functions of Adobe Flash CS4,Bone Tools has brought the reforming opportunities to animation.This paper mainly focuses on discussion of methods of shadow plays integrating computer technology with Adobe Flash CS4 for producing shadow animation.This paper makes a first exploration in the integration of traditional art and technology.Thus, a series of shadow animation with low costs can be produced in a relative fast pace.