How to Make Your Own Animated Movie

With the invention of the Internet it has become easy to create just about any thing you want using your home computer. Creating an animated movie is no different. There are several sites that you can use for free and they will even take you step by step through the process. You can be a kid or a novice and still be able to create a cute little animated movie. Here's how you can get started:

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Internet
• Some Movie Ideas

Instructions

Make a Movie

1. Go to the Dvolver MovieMaker website. You can do a little search for this company in your favorite search engine or you can use the direct link provided at the end of this article.

2. Create a general plan or idea of what kind of movie you like to create. This is going to help you pick out scenes quickly because you will be able to match them with the ideas you have already come up with on your own. If you do not have an idea, you can go to the site and look around and it just might give you an idea.

3. Choose a setting and a sky from the choices. You can scroll down for plenty of options. When you find the combination you want, click next in the bottom right hand corner.

4. Select a plot for the four basic plots listed. Two people meeting up, two people picking up, two people being chased, or one person all alone. Click next when you have chosen.

5. Select your characters from the two lists. There are all different kinds to choose from. You have your average male and female characters, some animals, and even an alien. Choose the ones that fit best in to your idea. Click next when you are done.

6. Type in your character's lines. You can use 100 characters per line and there are plenty of lines for you to create an interesting scene. When you are all done click next.

7. Choose your background music. You can preview all the beats before you choose one and you can even click no music if you'd rather create a silent picture. Click next when you are done selecting.

8. Give your movie a title and author name. You also choose how you want your title displayed. You can preview all of this before you click finished making the movie. This is your last and final step.

9. Watch your movie.

Tips & Warnings

• You can email this movie to your friends and family and show them what you created.

• Once you get the hang of this you will be able to move on to a more sophisticated site. This site is just for beginners and gives you an idea of how you can actually put an animated movie together.

Resources

• Dvolver Movie Maker