GD103 Software Lab: Flash: TH: 6:30-09:15PM StJO G105 (old7)

Instructor:Barry Erdeljon
Section A:
Sylabus
Thursday 6:30 -9:15
9/8, 15, 22, 29, 10/13

Office Hours
MON 02:00-03:00 Gailhac 33C
TUE 04:00-06:00PM Gailhac 33C
WED 03:00-04:00PM Gailhac 33C
E-mail: Barry.Erdeljon@marymount.edu


 

Required Texts:
Adobe FLASH CS5: The Perofessional Portfolio Against The Clock, Inc.

Required Supplies:
250MB (or larger) USB Click Drive


Educational priced Dreamweaver software:
Journey Ed http://www.journeyed.com/
Apple Education Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/
education_routing?mco=MTIxODk0Nw

Adobe: Free 30 day trial version of Dreamweaver

 

We are using Dreamweaver CS5 in the Mac lab.

Please remove U3 software from all USB drives being used in the Mac lab.
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2550/~/removing-u3-launchpad-on-a-pc

Student URL .... Sec A FA11 .... Sec A F10 .... Sec A F09..... Sec A F08

MU UPLOADING SITE
https://muweb
.marymount.edu/login.php

ON-LINE TUTORIALS
http://www.lynda.com/Member.aspx

INTEREACTIVE MEDIA
RESOURCES: IMAGES, SOUNDS, VIDEO


http://mudesign.net/multimedia/resources.html

Creative Commons
http://search.creativecommons.org/

Music
http://www.royaltyfreemusic
.com/free-music-clips.html


Flash Kit
http://www.flashkit
.com/index.shtml


Inexpensive stock images
http://www.istockphoto.com
http://canstockphoto.com/
http://www.123rf.com
http://www.bigstockphoto.com

INSPIRATIONAL SITES

http://www.commarts.com/CA/interactive/
http://www.aiga.org/inspiration/





LECTURES & ASSIGNMENTS
 

1st Class
LECTURE
FLASH

Stage & work area, changing views
Timeline, fps
Toolbox, pallets, property inspector
Getting help
Frames, keyframes
Symbols, library, instances,
Frame animation,
Shape tweening
Graphic motion tweening

ASSIGNMENT

Due Start of Next Class:
A. Project 4 Ocean Animation in "Against The Clock" textbook
..... (In CS4 book Project 2 cean Animation)
..... 1 Creating Frame Animations
..... 2 Creating Motion Tweens
.... .3 Creating Shape Tweens
..... 4 Animating Scale and Transparency
B. Create a new animated icon with
..... 1 Frame Animations and
..... 2 Motion Tween or Shape Tween


2nd Class
LECTURE
FLASH
Flash: animation:
Using a motion guide layer
Using a mask guide layer
Buttons: adding , button libray,
Creating, rollover effects,
Adding actions; using action panel, to frames

ASSIGNMENT
Due Start of Next Class:
A. Project 3 Solar System Model in "Against The Clock" textbook
.....1Modeling Complex Animations
.....2
Aliging Objects to a path
.....3
Working with Text
.....4
Adding Movie Controls



3nd Class
LECTURE
eCards: http://www.bluemountain.com/
Free and Stock: Clip art, photography, sounds, music

FLASH
Bitmaps: importing, properties, adding actions,
animating, converting to vectors
Alpha channels for creating fades
Transparent buttons
Rollover transparent buttons

PHOTOSHOP
Review
...Downloading Images:
from Web, scans, CDs, cameras
...
Preparing images for use in Flash
...Sizing and resizing images
...Saving Image Files: Save Optimized As: JPEGs, GIFs, PNGs

ASSIGNMENT
Due Start of Next Class:
A.
Project 2 Talking Kiosk in "Against The Clock" textbook
.....1 Creating Symbols
.....2 Creating Buttons
.....3 Creating Movie Clips
.....4 Programming with Action Script

Due Start Of 5th Class:
Design and produce an eCard 550 x 400 pixels with:
1. Opening self running animation — with 4 sequential events
4. 3 user triggered actions (navigational paths) leading to 3 new screens
5. Each of the 3 new screen should have:
........... A. Animation
........... B. Text message
........... C. Replay button
6. Text animation of individual letters in a word
7. both photograph (bitmapped) and illustrated (vector) images

8. Fade of one visual into another
9. Invisible buttons
10. Motion guide animation
11. Masked animation
12. Music or sound effect


4th Class
LECTURE
FLASH
...Fading images
...Adding sounds
...Animating a text block

ASSIGNMENT
Due Start Of 5th Class:
Completed eCard design
See 3rd Class for assignment


5th Class
LECTURE
FLASH
...Checking bandwidth
...Publisihng and uploading to Website

IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT
1. Publish and Upload your completed Flash site to muweb.marymount.edu
2. Put your .fla file in my drop box. Label the file with your last name
3. Test your site using different browsers on different computers
4. Debug your Web site

Uploaded final completed website due by the end of class