How To Animate A Bending Object Using A Curve Modifier - Part 1: Shape Keys

A while back, I made a video on how to bend an object using the Curve Modifier. Someone asked how to animate such a bend and this is my response.
In this video I give a brief introduction about Shape Keys in Blender and their very basic usage. I then show how to bend an object using a curve modifier, in addition to using a shape key to create an animation of the object bending.

[@alaindarazi9324]

Is this a way to export an object animated by the curve modifier as fbx? Please help!

[@roderickgladwish]

Excellent I've been searching for a solution to a 'simple' blender problem and your video is the only one I could find that explained it so clearly.

[@hanriver8838]

When I add the curve modifier, the mesh object disappeared.

[@wgalloPT]

is it possible to get shape keys from the object instead of the curve?? anyway I could accomplish that? IF NOT, then my question is...once the animation is done, can i make shape keys out of the frames? (maybe it is a silly question but I need to have shape keys instead of the frames for what I am doing...) Thank you for any replies.

[@davegallop9357]

Answered ALL of my questions, and some! Many many thanks.

[@ryanjacko1]

Unbelievably helpful video, thanks!

[@PrawnKing89]

This has to be one of the most well put together tutorials I’ve ever seen

[@Theperkerify]

Can I remove geometry with shapekeys? Like if I want to show what is inside a box, by deleting half of it?

[@BrysonJack]

I don't believe so. I know that you can keyframe the visibility and renderabilty settings (icons at the far right) for any object in the Outliner, so try that.

[@ankushsaini8973]

thanks
.... for such a nice video...