In layer 1 place your background (a mound of snow or an extracted image from demos_and_samples)
Click on the Stage and then in the properties window change the background color
Create a new layer and select the brush tool(B). Select a White fill.
Click on the Stage. Select the Selection tool(V), click on the white dot and change the width and
height in the properties window to 5 x 5.
Select the white dot and select Modify>Convert to symbol. Make it a movie clip and name it snow
Double-click on the symbol to edit it
CTRL+click(right+click) on the layer and select Add Motion Guide
With the pencil tool draw several lines:
Click on frame 48 and insert a frame (F5)
Double-click on the white ball and convert to symbol. Make it
a graphic and name it ball
Select the ball with the Selection tool and align it at the top of one line. Create a keyframe and create a motion tween. Select the ball in the
keyframe and align it at the bottom of the line:
Open Library (+L)
Create a new layer under the Motion Guide and drag a ball onto that layer-repeat the above step for each ball and line
Return to scene 1
Create a new layer and Type your message with the Type tool
Place the text above the Stage
While Type is selected convert to symbol. Make it a movie clip
Double-click on symbol
Once inside this symbol press Modify>Break Apart
Select Modify>Timeline>Distribute Layers(+SHIFT+D) to distribute each letter onto a separate layer
Select each letter and Convert to symbol (graphic or movie clip is okay-you don't
need to name each of them)
In frame 1 mixup the layers a bit and place all above the Stage
Create keyframes for each letter, move them:
Create another set of keyframes to expand and blend:
