Course Description
Flash is a very popular authoring software for creating interactive animation for the web - from simple animated logos to full scale Flash web sites. Anyone can create a movie, this class shows you how to do everything in Flash the right way!
Great ideas deserve great tools - Flash plays an integral part in bringing your websites and video to life online. Flash provides full design control to maximize creativity, resulting in a consistent end-user experience across a variety of platforms. Flash is complex web development standard for delivering rich, interactive content in a bandwidth-friendly way.
This Introductory class will ease you into learning the program with interactive step-by-step instructions, sample files, and guidance from the instructor. Focus is on learning the interface, tools, and basic features of Flash while creating different types of animation and publishing content for the Web. You will create animated logos, buttons, and simple movies to brighten up your web site.
This course is designed for:
- Students who wish to create engaging interactive experiences online.
- Web designers, educators, or entry-level programmers who need a solid foundation in Web design, programming, or marketing via the Web.
- Personal or professional interests in web development.
The only limits you have with Flash are those of your imagination. The following examples give you an idea of where you can take Flash:
- Web sites - www.2advanced.com
- Interactive learning - www.techsmith.com
- Photo Album & Slideshow
- Presentations
- Game development - www.flasharcade.com
- Marketing - www.volkswagen.com
- Online advertising - such as Amazon.com, Yahoo! and MSN
The benefits of taking this online course includes immediate cost reduction of having to send someone for training or hiring a Flash designer.
Don't know what Flash is? Visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/ and rush back here to get into what is considered to be the most important revolution in web design!
Adobe provides a 30-day free trial: http://www.adobe.com/go/tryflash
Registered students may be eligible for discounted software....contact the instructor for details.
Course Requirements
Flash MX2004, Flash 8, or Flash CS3 Software
Basic HTML knowledge
Students must have working knowledge of their operating system, how to save and locate files, and how to unzip files.
Course Goals
At the end of this course you will create animated logos, buttons, and simple movies to brighten up your web site. You will have a good grasp of Flash and be ready to move on to the more complex areas of Flash.
Grading Policy
There is no pass or fail, however certificate students must complete all lessons and assignments and make all requested corrections. Certificates will not be issued if the course work and corrections are not fully completed.
Syllabus
LESSON 1 - Flash Editor, Panels, Timeline, Tools, Saving & Uploading Files
LESSON 2 - More Tools, Utilities, Grouping, Arranging
LESSON 3 - Graphic Symbols, Alignment, Libraries, Layers
LESSON 4 - Keyframes, Frame by Frame Animation, Onion Skins, Frame Rate
LESSON 5 - Motion Tweening, Stop Action, Rotate & Spin, Info Panel, Movie Explorer, Shape Tweening
LESSON 6 - Button Symbols, getURL Action, Adding Sound to Buttons, Publishing and Exporting
