Feb 25
Animation Research
Video Test

March 1 - Messages from Lynn
1. Read messages from Lynn
2. Discussion Topic: What is animation?
3. Discussion Topic: List some similarities and differences that you might find in 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional animation.
3. Video Tutorials: 1-7
4. Web sites to visit
Samples of Flash
This is Macromedia's page on Flash.
On the right hand column is Flash in Action. Click on showcase to see samples of ways to use Flash. Pay attention to the screen design and the animation and buttons.

March 3 - Messages from Lynn
Project Rubric
1. Storyboards due: email them to ldamberger@ncstatecollege.edu
2. Discussion Topic: What did you find interesting in your magazine article on animation?
3. Discussion: What is tweening and what is the difference between a motion tween and a shape tween (or morphing)?
4. Video Tutorials: 8-11

March 8 - Messages from Lynn
Download Flash Shortcut sheet
Download Steps to complete Flash project
What to include in animation critique
1. Review screen design principles before designing your interface
2. Discussion Topic: Why do you think it is important for graphic design students to learn about multimedia?
Three students have been missing from the discussion board. Please join us.
3. Video Tutorials: 12-18
12 & 13 are to help you
You can skip 14 if you want
Samples of Flash
These are my samples from my graduate project. These were all part of a larger project, but give you an idea of what you can do.
Campus Tour - use of invisible buttons
Student Success Center - presentation like
Student Graphic Design samples - linear & automatic
Salaries - animated text
Opening - this is the opening for my project, the puzzle pieces are all movie clips

March 10 - Messages from Lynn
Animation Critique Due email Lynn
1. Discussion Topic: Buttons - Describe or share a link to the most unusual buttons you have seen.
2. Video Tutorials: 21-23 (19 & 20 are optional)

March 15 - Messages from Lynn
1. Discussion Topic: What do you like/dislike about Flash?
2. Please let me know your status on your projects.
3. No new videos. Keep working.
4. Email the .fla, .swf, and .html files for the completed projects

March 17 - Messages from Lynn
1. Open book, open web online final 8am
You will have 24 hrs to complete it.
2. I will post projects as they are completed and emailed in.
Critique online on the discussion board.

 

You can back save in FlashMX2004 to FlashMX Click here to see how

March 1st

1. Interface (2:31)

2. Toolbox (4:08)

3. Motion Tween (3:09)

4. Shape Tween (1:28)

5. Animation Transparency (1:29)

6. Text Motion Tween (2:56)

7. Text Shape Tween (3:50)

 

March 3rd

8. Symbols (4:29)

9. Buttons (3:24)

10. Buttons & actions (5:21)

11. ActionScript (3:27)

ActionScript is different in FlashMX 2004
Download the handout to follow
Handout ActionScript in FlashMX 2004

March 8th

12. Shortcuts for frames (2:59)

13. Fun with Frames (4:53)

14. Movie Clips (3:04)

15. Flow chart your project (1:41)

16. How to build a project I (2:39)

17. How to build a project II (4:16)

18. How to build a project III (4:04)

 

March 10th

19. Sound in Flash (3:01)

20. Link to web site in Flash (1:35)

21. How to build a project IV (3:21)

22. How to build a project V (5:24)

23. How to finish a project VI (3:03)