Week 6
Monday * Feb. 7
Drawing, symbols, and simple animation in Flash.
- LAB Work on Flash Lessons 1 and 2 (in the book); bring book and CD to class!
- LECTURE 1 Symbols (these are covered in Lesson 3, but we are skipping that).
- LECTURE 2 Simple animation (leading up to Lesson 4). Note: This introduction is directly related to your Flash 1 homework, due next week.
DUE 9 a.m. Monday (via e-mail): Exercise 5
READ Lessons 1 and 2 in Adobe Flash CS5 Professional Classroom in a Book (ACiaB)
Please familiarize yourself with Lessons 1 and 2 before Monday's lab so that you understand them. You do not need to work through them before the lab -- we will be doing that during the lab.
WATCH Flash animation tutorials (after Monday's lab this week):
- Start here: Flash Basics: Animation 101 in CS4 (Part 1). This is a very simple introduction to animation in Flash CS4. Note that animation was completely different in all previous versions of Flash!
- The second animation tutorial (Part 2) shows you how to adjust the simple straight line of motion.
- The third animation tutorial (Part 3) shows you exactly how to animate two different symbols and make them interact nicely. This is what you need to do in your first Flash assignment.
Notes * * *
You must have your book and CD with you in lab this week.
Make sure you have a good grasp of these concepts:
- How is drawing in Flash different from drawing in Photoshop?
- What is a frame, and where will you find it in the Flash application interface?
- What is the significance of converting a shape to a symbol?
- What is a keyframe, and how is it used?
- Why are layers important in Flash animation?
Supplemental * * *
- Lesson 1 Notes: Use while working on Lesson 1 in class
- Enhanced Lesson 1: Use after completing Lesson 1 in class
- Lesson 2 Notes: Use while working on Lesson 2 in class and afterward
- Flash examples (links at Delicious.com)