Flash Driving Animation Help

Hey everyone,
I just registered here and I'm looking for some specific help. I am looking to make a short, 30 seconds to 1 minute animation.
What I want is an animation of a side view of a vehicle driving, with a scrolling/repeating background. (The van will be passing by houses and buildings in the neighboorhood) The vehicle will be driving around for about 30 seconds and encountering different obstacles every few seconds. (mailboxes, cats, etc.) After this it will cut to a flashy outro which I can handle in After FX. However, I am just beginning with flash and I really have no idea where to start on this project. If someone could make a short tutorial or point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
bdkaat

Hi,
If you want to get started with the flash animation make sure to start learning how to use all the image editing tools that may come handy with your animation. You animation doesn't seem that complicated but it will take quite some time to gather all the symbols and images(cartoons).
Here is a website that offers some tips regarding basic flash animations:
http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/default.asp
Look into these three main guides(it will give you a better understanding on what to do with your objects and actions)
Motion Tween
Motion Guide
Bouncing Effect
Hope this helps you,
Vicente Tulliano

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