Post by Cyrenn on Dec 1, 2008 22:24:10 GMT -8
Week 1 - Introduction
Going over the student syllabus.
share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=7e289eaf-84bb-4623-8325-28194af3c84c
Grading criteria.
Labs - 64%
Projects - 20%
Assignments - 6%
Quiz - 10%
Course Project - 25%
Total - 100%
Software we will use - "Adobe Flash CS5"
Students will also cross platform using Photoshop & Illustrator.
Labs - Will be worth the most points. Please turn in your labs on time for each day it's late I will drop it one letter grade. I don't have time to keep up with students not turning there assignments on time. Your majoring in a field were it's all about deadlines, so cowboy up and get used to it. ;D
Participation - Participation will be worth 10% please show up to class otherwise it will effect your grade.
Quizzes - I may give you Quizzes from chapters we cover through out our books. SO when I assign a chapter please take the time to read over it.
Project 1 - Students are to create a simple animation creating one character involved in an animated environment. Students will use flash, photoshop and illustrator.
Project 2 - Students are to create a simple animated splash page. Using flash, photoshop, illustrator or even 3D. This page will be catered to their portfolio site.
Project 3 - Students are to create a flash website that will link up to there splash page. Using flash, photoshop, illustrator or even 3D. This page will be catered to their portfolio site.
Analyses- The course contains four analysis questions—one each in Units 2, 6, 8, and 10. Three of these questions are from the textbook Becoming a Digital Designer, and the fourth question is from the ITT Tech Virtual Library. These analysis questions account for 20 percent of the final grade for the course.
Course Project - Students are to create a functional GUI / interactive portfolio site. Where you will have links to some of your work as well as information about yourself.
Books - Make sure to always bring your books.
This is a great book which we will use as a guideline though out our course in Flash.
This will maybe used through out the quarter to help us understand and answer analyses questions.
Lab 1. - Signing up web tools.
1. Students are to sign up for Forums.
2. Students are to sign up for a free bravenet web server account to host there flash labs, assignments and projects. Please make sure to save your user name and passwords. Please e-mail them to yourself so your don't forget them.
www.bravenet.com - Great free web server available.
Week 1- Interface/Creating objects/Edit Objects
Students are to cover the flash files, workspace.
Flash File formats.
tutorials.learnflash.com/tutorials/flash/0208fileformats.html
Flash Workspace.
tutorials.learnflash.com/tutorials/flash/0208workspace.html
Tools Panel
tutorials.learnflash.com/tutorials/flash/0208toolspanel.html
Library Panel.
Students will learn about the library panel.
Flash Rulers and Guidelines.
Creating Objects in Flash.
Students will use the flash tools to create random objects in flash.
Converting drawing and objects into graphics and symbols.
Week 3 - Editing Objects / Animation
Objective. - Chapter 3.
a. Group and ungrouping objects.
b. Stacking objects.
c. Aligning objects.
d. Importing graphics
e. Breaking apart graphics.
f. Trace Bitmap Graphics.
g. converting symbols (Movies / Graphics / Buttons.)
h. Creating Layers. www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1304&T_id=5
Frames.
I. Insert / Remove Frames/
J. Insert Key and Blank Key Frames.
k. Naming Frames.
Tweens.
L. Motion Tweens www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1311&T_id=5
M. Shape Tweens. www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1315&T_id=5
N. Motion Guide Path. www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1305&T_id=5
Colors.
Brightness
Tint
Alphas
Lab 01:
Creating Tweens: This lab consist of getting an animated movie clip through the maze.
Lab 02: Creating a motion guide path. Students must create a motion guide path for Pac-Man to make it through the maze.
Download this file.
cgpimp.com/Classes/VC215/Week%201/PacMan%20Tween.fla
Lab03:
Students are to animate Master Shake on Motion tween and movie clips.
Working With Master Shake.
Please Publish the SWF file and post in your thread.
Going over the student syllabus.
share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=7e289eaf-84bb-4623-8325-28194af3c84c
Grading criteria.
Labs - 64%
Projects - 20%
Assignments - 6%
Quiz - 10%
Course Project - 25%
Total - 100%
Software we will use - "Adobe Flash CS5"
Students will also cross platform using Photoshop & Illustrator.
Labs - Will be worth the most points. Please turn in your labs on time for each day it's late I will drop it one letter grade. I don't have time to keep up with students not turning there assignments on time. Your majoring in a field were it's all about deadlines, so cowboy up and get used to it. ;D
Participation - Participation will be worth 10% please show up to class otherwise it will effect your grade.
Quizzes - I may give you Quizzes from chapters we cover through out our books. SO when I assign a chapter please take the time to read over it.
Project 1 - Students are to create a simple animation creating one character involved in an animated environment. Students will use flash, photoshop and illustrator.
Project 2 - Students are to create a simple animated splash page. Using flash, photoshop, illustrator or even 3D. This page will be catered to their portfolio site.
Project 3 - Students are to create a flash website that will link up to there splash page. Using flash, photoshop, illustrator or even 3D. This page will be catered to their portfolio site.
Analyses- The course contains four analysis questions—one each in Units 2, 6, 8, and 10. Three of these questions are from the textbook Becoming a Digital Designer, and the fourth question is from the ITT Tech Virtual Library. These analysis questions account for 20 percent of the final grade for the course.
Course Project - Students are to create a functional GUI / interactive portfolio site. Where you will have links to some of your work as well as information about yourself.
Books - Make sure to always bring your books.
This is a great book which we will use as a guideline though out our course in Flash.
This will maybe used through out the quarter to help us understand and answer analyses questions.
Lab 1. - Signing up web tools.
1. Students are to sign up for Forums.
2. Students are to sign up for a free bravenet web server account to host there flash labs, assignments and projects. Please make sure to save your user name and passwords. Please e-mail them to yourself so your don't forget them.
www.bravenet.com - Great free web server available.
Week 1- Interface/Creating objects/Edit Objects
Students are to cover the flash files, workspace.
Flash File formats.
tutorials.learnflash.com/tutorials/flash/0208fileformats.html
Flash Workspace.
tutorials.learnflash.com/tutorials/flash/0208workspace.html
Tools Panel
tutorials.learnflash.com/tutorials/flash/0208toolspanel.html
Library Panel.
Students will learn about the library panel.
Flash Rulers and Guidelines.
Creating Objects in Flash.
Students will use the flash tools to create random objects in flash.
Converting drawing and objects into graphics and symbols.
Week 3 - Editing Objects / Animation
Objective. - Chapter 3.
a. Group and ungrouping objects.
b. Stacking objects.
c. Aligning objects.
d. Importing graphics
e. Breaking apart graphics.
f. Trace Bitmap Graphics.
g. converting symbols (Movies / Graphics / Buttons.)
h. Creating Layers. www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1304&T_id=5
Frames.
I. Insert / Remove Frames/
J. Insert Key and Blank Key Frames.
k. Naming Frames.
Tweens.
L. Motion Tweens www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1311&T_id=5
M. Shape Tweens. www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1315&T_id=5
N. Motion Guide Path. www.video-tutes.com/player/player.php?id=1305&T_id=5
Colors.
Brightness
Tint
Alphas
Lab 01:
Creating Tweens: This lab consist of getting an animated movie clip through the maze.
Lab 02: Creating a motion guide path. Students must create a motion guide path for Pac-Man to make it through the maze.
Download this file.
cgpimp.com/Classes/VC215/Week%201/PacMan%20Tween.fla
Lab03:
Students are to animate Master Shake on Motion tween and movie clips.
Working With Master Shake.
Please Publish the SWF file and post in your thread.