07 Wave Part 2 (transform, looping settings, adjusting keyframes)

  • Go to your drive

    • Open Wave_001

    • Save as hargrave84_wave_002

    • Create a second character (don't forget to make him/her a symbol)

    • Create three keyframes in the timeline

    • make a regular face, a mad face and a happy face

  • return to your scene

  • make sure your waving character is in the timeline

    • create a key frame in your scene

      • Return to your scene

    • Click on the first section

    • open your transform pallet

    • Make sure the link is clicked shut and create a close up

    • Go to your properties pallet and and change the looping to single frame, frame1

    • This makes the close up stop waving

    • Hold you command key and drag the black dot on the timeline right to create a gap

  • Put your second character into the scene

    • Change the looping properties to single frame and select the frame that you have the neutral expression

    • Insert another keyframe further down the timeline

    • Click in the timeline on the area that is between the neutral character and the last section.

    • Use your transform pallet and properties pallet to create an extreme closeup that does not move this shot will build the tension between the characters

    • command click on that black dot and slide to the right to create a new gap

    • Put the second character into the gap and use the looping properties to select single frame and select the angry expression

    • click on the last section and make the waving character loop and size him/her to a medium shot to relieve the pressure

    • Right click toward the end of the timeline and insert a blank keyframe

    • Drop in character 2 one more time and use your looping properties to make him/her smile

    • Ultimately the timeline should look like this

    • Test your movie by pressing command and return together

    • Probably your timing will not work so use the command slide technique to retime the exchange. (remember if you don't wan't to create a gap you need to push keyframes and not pull them.

    • Once you are happy with the timing save your work and turn it into the wave folder.