# Making a moving character~

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-moving-character/308165>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [April 18, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-moving-character/308165 "2010-04-18T02:05:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![sachisachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@sachisachi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sachisachi)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-moving-character/308165/1 "2010-04-18T02:05:10Z")

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Hey! Brand new to Kirupa. ^^ _waves_

I’m a total newbie-beginner-novice-neophyte to Flash, and I’m trying to make a side-scroller game for class. Orz. -\_-

So! I know I have to make a character. And I want him to be able to do 3 things, _ **run** _ (to the right only, by hitting the right arrow), _ **stop** _ (‘resting’ stance, releasing the right arrow), and _ **jump** _ (by hitting spacebar). Very simple. So this means I need to animate him doing all three things.

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[_]Do I make separate Flash files of each animation? or do I do each one in different layers in the same file? Or in separate frames?!  
[_]Just basically, where do I start. XD How do I go about animating him at the 3 different stages? (I’m going to be using stop motion to draw him by hand)  
[\*]After animating him, I’m assuming I convert them to symbols and import them into my game file?  
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Thanks much, Kirupaaaa! \<3

Oh, and just for kicks, here’s a little sketch I’ve done of the hero running: [http://web.art.fsu.edu:8080/courses/mundy/2010s\_web1/spencer/final\_project/fox.swf](http://web.art.fsu.edu:8080/courses/mundy/2010s_web1/spencer/final_project/fox.swf)