Flash 5 Cartoons and Games show how things have changed, teaching a new generation of animators that all you really need is an ordinary PC or Mac and Macromedia Flash authoring program. Diverse and robust, Flash can be used to create Web sites and multimedia presentations. Animation is the art itself, and the book from the perspective approach to the use of Flash animators and game designers. Eleven chapters describe the production workflow, from initial story development to use Flash to create storyboards, add sound, creating elements and movement, and creating backgrounds. There are a number of outstanding features to this book: for one, was not focused on technology. This section and others in this book shows how to use Flash features such as reusable symbols and libraries to create credible characters. A little more than half the book focuses on animation. This provides the beginner with an opportunity to see the finished product and look behind the curtain to see what makes it successful. Outside the golden age of cartoons (1930s to the mid-'40s), it is difficult to think of a better time in history to become an animator from now. Not only is the tool to make the movie all easily accessible, but very easy to reach a global audience, thanks to the Web and technology such as QuickTime and Flash.