Replying to Flash Animation

Now I get you, About 1200 keyframes, Medium Skill level, and maybe 3 1/4 months of work! Hope this helps.

I'm not sure what you mean, FirefoxRules.

hi im a newbiew in as3 programming can u help me find a solution with my problem?>>>

i have 6 frames.... the 1st frame has an action w/c calls/play the remaining frame depending w/c button they click let say button1 and so on.... here's my action for frame4


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->> here's my problem ...

1. ) the keyListener won't work not until i click on the interface.
2. ) can't add a child with sprite in frame 4...it doesn't show and when i click back button error occurs...
error:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at BlockBox12_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
at flash.display::MovieClip/gotoAndPlay()
at BlockBox12_fla::MainTimeline/backnClick()


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//here's my code


stop();
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;

//keycodes
var left:uint = 37;
var up:uint = 38;
var right:uint = 39;
var down:uint = 40;
var tempX:int = 1335;
var tempY:int = 2370;

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------i believe this have something to do with #2 error

var clockFace:Sprite = new Sprite();
clockFace.gra
phics.drawCircle(200, 200, 50);
clockFace.graphics.beginFill(0x0190ff);
addChild(clockFace);

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------

back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, backnClick);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN,keyDownListener);


function backnClick(event:MouseEvent):void
{
//trace("button clicked!");
gotoAndPlay("main");
}

function keyDownListener(e:KeyboardEvent) {

if (e.keyCode==left){

if( _student.x >= 350){
_student.x-=5;
trace("student.x is >= 350");
}
else if( tempX >=330 ){
bg_scroll.x+=5;
}
else if(_student.x <= 0){
_student.x = _student.x;
tempX+=5;
}

else

_student.x-=5;

tempX-=5;

}
if (e.keyCode==up){

if( _student.y >= 250){

_student.y-=5;

}

else if( tempY >= 355 ){

bg_scroll.y+=5;

}

else if(_student.y <= 0){

_student.y = _student.y;

tempY+=5;
}

else

_student.y-=5;

tempY-=5;

}
if (e.keyCode==right){

if( _student.x < 350){

_student.x+=5;

}
else if( tempX+500 <= bg_scroll.width){

bg_scroll.x-=5;

}
else if(_student.x + _student.width >= 800){

_student.x = _student.x;
tempX-=5;

}
else

_student.x+=5;

tempX+=5;

}
if (e.keyCode==down){

if( _student.y < 250){

_student.y+=5;

}
else if( tempY + 265<= bg_scroll.height){

bg_scroll.y-=5;

}
else if(_student.y + _student.height >= 595){

_student.y = _student.y;

tempY-=5;

}
else

_student.y+=5;

tempY+=5;

}

}

ho did he do that i want to do it myself it makes it look like the stickmen are attacking the actual prgram (or are they?)

I have gotten familiar with the very basic of Flash (motion/shape tweening, using different tools, etc.) and I was wondering how this was created:

http://alanbecker.de...mation-34244097

I don't need very specific details but I would like to know the skill level required, the estimated number of keyframes, any various techniques used and a general outline of what they done.