Question

HINTS:

Create your shape(s) first.

Select all shape(s).

Convert group to a Movie Clip (Modify - Convert to Symbol - Name it - Select "Movie Clip" from the drop down)

Double-click the symbol to enter the symbol's timeline and make changes accordingy

Test movie to ensure your movie clip moves as expected.



PART 2

Add the following content to your personal landscape design:

1. Motion Tween using your newly created movie clip

2. At least THREE camera animations (Zoom In, Zoom Out, and a change in X and/or Y coordinates)

(Refer to the "Nighttime Thoughts" landscape for reference


What symbol should I create for the city landscape with 3 clouds 3 buildings sun that transforms into a moon two trees one car going fast and a road.

Answer 1

Make each repeating or independently animated object its own symbol so you can reuse and animate them easily. Suggested symbols, types, registration points, and quick animation notes for your city landscape:

1) Cloud_MC (Movie Clip)
- Create one cloud shape, convert to symbol, name Cloud_MC, type = Movie Clip.
- Use the same symbol 3 times as instances; vary scale/opacity/rotation.
- Inside the symbol you can add a slow left→right looping tween so each cloud drifts.

2) Buildings_BG (Graphic or Movie Clip) or separate building symbols
- Option A: One composite background symbol called Buildings_BG (Graphic) if buildings stay static.
- Option B: Separate Building1_MC, Building2_MC, Building3_MC (Movie Clips) if you want subtle parallax movement during camera pans.
- Registration: bottom-center so they sit on the road/ground properly.

3) SunMoon_MC (Movie Clip)
- Make a single symbol that contains the sun and the moon states on its inner timeline.
- Use shape tweens or frame-by-frame cross-fade inside the clip: frame 1 = sun, mid frames = transition (shape tween/alpha), final frame = moon.
- Registration: center (for rotation) or bottom-center (if it rises/sets).
- You can animate this clip on stage to slowly rotate, move, or change alpha as day → night.

4) Tree_MC (Movie Clip)
- Create one tree symbol and reuse it twice; flip/scale the second instance for variety.
- Registration: bottom-center so it anchors to the ground.
- You can add small wind sway inside the tree clip (a short internal timeline).

5) Car_MC (Movie Clip)
- Create the car as a Movie Clip. Inside the clip animate wheel rotation (looping).
- Outside on the main timeline, motion-tween the Car_MC across the road for a fast drive.
- For perceived speed: use long distance across few frames (tight spacing), add ease-in/out or motion blur effects.

6) Road_BG (Graphic)
- Make the road one background symbol (Graphic). Keep it static or slightly move for parallax if desired.
- Registration: bottom-center or full stage-size if it spans the stage.

General tips for symbols & animation
- Use Movie Clip for anything with an independent timeline (cloud loops, car wheels, sun→moon inside clip). Use Graphic for background elements you want to sync to the main timeline.
- Set registration points logically: bottom-center for ground objects, center for rotating objects.
- Name instances (in Properties) so you can reference them easily.
- For the sun→moon transform: either do a shape tween between two vector shapes inside SunMoon_MC or cross-fade two layers inside that clip and tween alpha.

Motion tween and camera animations (Part 2 requirements)
- Motion tween example: put Car_MC on its own layer, right-click span → Create Motion Tween (or Classic Tween), place start and end keyframes and move the car across the stage. Shorten frames for a faster car.
- Camera animations: add a Camera layer (or use the Camera tool in Animate CC). Create keyframes and animate:
- Zoom In (scale camera >100% over frames)
- Zoom Out (scale camera <100% over frames)
- Pan (change camera X and/or Y to move across the scene)
- Example timeline layout (adjust frame counts to taste):
- Frames 1–60: Camera zooms in on buildings (Zoom In)
- Frames 61–180: Camera pans right across the street (change X)
- Frames 181–240: Camera zooms out to reveal full landscape (Zoom Out)
- Combine a Car motion tween layer that runs while camera pans for dynamic feel.

Testing and polishing
- Double-click each Movie Clip to edit internal timelines.
- Test Movie (Control > Test) frequently.
- Use easing and motion blur sparingly to sell speed.
- Slightly stagger cloud motions and tree sway for natural movement.

If you want, tell me which element you want to animate first (car or sun→moon), and I can give step-by-step frames/keyframes and exact tween settings for that element.