15.+Lip+Sync


 * Lip-Sync**

Your assignment is to create an original character that will advertise the Methacton Art Show. Be creative! media type="custom" key="14059824" align="center"

**ASSIGNMENT DUE MAY 1st**


 * Objectives**:
 * 1) Draw a character
 * 2) Create a recording of your voice explaining the Art Show
 * 3) Draw a mouth/lip guide
 * 4) Animate the mouth movements to sync with the voice recording


 * Step 1: Recording your voice**


 * Use Audacity and plug in a mic!
 * Export as an mp3!

Create a character to be your host. . __Do not draw the mouth.__ Animate an introduction to your character and an advertisement idea. Get crafty!
 * Step 2: Design a character**


 * Step 3: Create a mouth/lip guide**

Refer to a mouth guide. This guide was created from Adrien-Luc Sanders at about.com.

//What is a mouth guide? The mouth makes 10 basic shapes when sounding letters. The guides are drawings of these positions//

You must recreate the guide either in the computer or on paper and scanning in the drawings. Once you have the ten drawings convert each of them into Graphics. This will hold the mouths in the library for you to reference later
 * 1) Select your drawing and hit F8 choose the GRAPHIC option [[image:lip4.png]]
 * 2) Name it the sounds it represents (i.e.: A, E or TH.L)
 * Start Animating:**


 * Hint**: You may want to increase your frame rate in order to get a smoother animation

Import your pod cast to your FLASH document and extend the guideline to see the sound waves. Slowly go frame by frame and drop the correlating mouth guides with the sounds in the animation.

You can drag and drop directly from the library to stage. Be sure to create an exit for your animation.