# How to make a new instance of a movie clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-new-instance-of-a-movie-clip/322133
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 11, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-new-instance-of-a-movie-clip/322133 "2011-05-11T13:55:15Z")
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### Author: ![etherol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c67d28/32.png) [@etherol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/etherol)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-new-instance-of-a-movie-clip/322133/1 "2011-05-11T13:55:15Z")

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Hello there!  
I have an issue while trying to create an instance of a movie clip, in order to rotate it dynamically. How can I have a variable of type myMovieClip in which I can invoke the \_rotate method?

Thanks a lot.