MCM219 Multimedia Applications: Macromedia Flash 5 BASIC-Summer 2001

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Date	Book	Activities	Links	Assignments/Deliverables
June 4 Summer 2001 classes begin.	Chapter 1 Why Flash? Speed Web Standard Interactivity Ease of Use Design Capabilities Versatility Widespread Viewability Integration	Housekeeping issues Course overview- Intro to Flash Example sites Assignment 1	Flash 5 Beginners tutorial Check out the Flash 5 Tour! Lab hours: posted on the door. Read this article on Splash pages that work Click on the match it yields and chec k out the Visual designer by eric Holter And read this article on vector art- click on the url it yields and go to Visual Designer article by Lynda Weinman	Complete chapter 2 by next meeting Assignment 1: fill out student profile form and submit by June 6. Complete the "00 What's New" and "01 Introduction" and "02 Drawing" Lessons in the Flash Program's Help Menu
June 6	REVIEW Chapter 2: Getting Started How Flash Works What's New in Flash 5 Interface Options and Settings Setting Movie Properties The QuickTime Interactive Tutorials		http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Getting_Started/Getting_-Eddie_Ca-165/index.shtml	Complete tutorials on p. 46
June 11	REVIEW Chapter 3. Graphics Tools and Options Drawing Tasks Using the Pen Tool Pen and Drawing Preferences Editing Simple Shapes Strokes and Fills Importing Vector Graphics Optimizing Graphics Using Color Interactive Tutorial	Work through the content with instructor	Here is a link to the Flash menus we will review tonight You need these files for tonight's work: 1. daisy 2. star Right mouse click and save to a directory on the PC or hold the mouse down over the link on the mac and save as source. Exercise- Drawing tools practice... go to the FlashPlanet site and click on the clip art link. Navigate the clip art area and save some assorted images- these will be zip files which should unzip on your computer- Macs, use Stuffit. Create a scene by importing, or copying and pasting images of your choice- then using drawing tools alter and add information as you deem necessary. Save the file to your zip disk- you wll need to submit it as part of your portfolio of work eventually... You can also use google to search the web- something like "free eps vector" as search parameters should turn up a bevy of choices. If you have trouple unzipping theclip art files you can also just draw your entire scene with the drawing tools.	Complete chapter 4 by next meeting Assignment 2: fill out the feedback form
June 13	REVIEW Chapter 4: Text What Is Text? Creating Text Elements Working with Text Elements Using Font Symbols for Dynamic Type Styling Breaking Text Apart Animation Considerations Interactive Tutorial	Explore!	http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/z_art_class/lesson_00.shtml Design 101 Here are the url's for favorite sites the class has turned in so far- turn your in via the feedback form ... Let's look at morphing text after the overview... I flat ran out of time to put together the shape tweening tutorial we were working on so here is a simplified one with al the concepts intact. so I am referring you to these great ones I found on the web... click here	Create and turn in a file based on what you have learned so far (Text design). Be creative, but don't think too big...This is due by Feb 4 at 10PM Complete chapter 5 by next meeting
June 18	REVIEW Chapter 5 Sound Understanding Sound Importing Sounds Adding Sounds to the Timeline Configuring/Editing Sound Instances Sound Properties Updating Sounds Advanced Sound Capabilities Using Sounds in Shared Libraries Interactive Tutorials		Click here for tonite's lecture content http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Audio/Converti-Eddie_Ca-49/index.shtml Converting mp3's to wav's	Complete chapter 6 by next meeting
June 20	REVIEW Chapter 6 Bitmaps Importing Bitmaps Adding Bitmaps to Your Movie Working with Bitmaps Bitmap Properties Optimizing Your Images Updating Bitmaps Using Bitmaps in Shared Libraries Using Animated GIFs Using PNGs Interactive Tutorial		http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/5_in_picop/tute_picop.shtml Sharpening images in FLASH	Tutorial file Complete chapter 7 and 8 by next meeting
June 25	REVIEW Chapter 7 Symbols Understanding Symbols and Instances Creating Symbols Editing Symbols Working with Instances Interactive Tutorials		http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Tips_And_Techniques/What_is_-Eddie_Ca-100/index.shtml Check out the copyright site	Complete chapter8 by next meeting
June 27	REVIEW Chapter 8 Working with Elements on the Stage Selecting Groups Placing Elements on the Stage Transforming Elements Duplicating Elements Cutting, Copying, Deleting, and Pasting Interactive Tutorial			Tutorial file Complete chapter 9 by next meeting
July 2	REVIEW Chapter 9 Using Layers to Separate Content And Functionality Understanding Layers Working with Layers Identifying Graphical Elements on Different Layers Using Guide Layers Special‑Purpose Layers Layer Properties Interactive Tutorials		Important content tonight- we will go through layers in a fairly intensive manner.	Tutorial file Complete chapter 10 by next meeting
July 4	NO CLASS!!
July 9	REVIEW Chapter10 Using Animation to Build Movement How Animation Works Understanding the Timeline Working with Scenes		Work in class on an animation project- choreographing the chicken dance.	Tutorial file
July 11	Frames Creating Animation Putting It All Together Using QuickTime Video Interactive Tutorials			Complete at least half of chapter 11 by next meeting. This is a long chapter- we will take two nights if necessary to cover it.
July 16	REVIEW Chapter ll Basic Actions for Building Interactivity Interactivity in Flash Actions Panel		http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Getting_Started/_Flash_5-Eddie_Ca-180/index.shtml	We will not be covering chapters 12-15 in this class- this is where an advanced class would begin. This will give you time to work on your final project.
July 18	Basic Actions in Depth Interactive Tutorials
July 23	REVIEW Chapter16 Publishing Your Work Delivery Methods Flash and HTML Player Issues Understanding Templates Interactive Tutorial		Work on final Project http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Tips_And_Techniques/Introduc-Jeremy_R-161/index.shtml usability site for Flash Work on final Project
July 25		I will grade projects according to the grading rubric and will email the results to you.	Work on final Project	We will meet for the first hour to harvest final projects only- including all documentation- including FLA and SWF files. No work will be allowed- just turn in your project and you will be free to leave.

Text for course: Flash 5! Creative Web Animation

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