Calendar for ITNW 1492.7426 Flash Web Animation / Fall 2002
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Contact Information
Instrctor: Heather Wood
Contact Information:
(972) 849-1951
heather-wood@attbi.com
webdesign@iryss.com
Please cc (carbon copy) both email addresses, this will ensure a promt response and will allow me to access your email from anywhere.
Abbreviations & Icons
type = type of assignment- Bookwork = work through the chapter, performing all exercises. Bookworks are graded assignments equaling 25% of your final grade.. The first class session of each week will be used for bookwork. (In evening classes, the 1st 1/2 of the class will be used for bookwork.) If you cannot complete bookwork in the allotted time you are expected to attend lab or complete the work at home.
- Readings = articles or chapters that should be completed BEFORE the class session
- Exercises = short graded papers or projects
- Activities = ungraded assignments done in class that expand on material on the textbook or from lecture.
- References = documents provided for additional information. You will never be tested on a reference document. If you're falling behind in class, the reference documents should be ignored.
- Admin = administrative items needed to make the class run more smoothly.
- Notes = tips on how to handle particular assignments.
= Content posted after we've covered associated material
in class.
= Gallery of web sites serving as examples of techniques or
concepts discussed in class
= Viewlet (short movie) demonstrating a software technique. Hoover over the
icon to see the show's title. Please remember that a Viewlet's content does
not reflect all the material in a chapter.
= Link to a web site used in lecture. Hoover over the icon to see the site's
name or URL.
= Supplemental reading
| Type | Details |
| Week of August 25 - 31 | |
| Reading | Syllabus, Lab Policies |
| Reading | NLC Computer Graphics Copyright Guidelines |
| Activity | What Is Flash? |
| Project | Project #1 - Moving Logos (due October 9) |
| Reference | You can download a thirty day evaluation copy of Flash MX from Macromedia. |
| Reference | Flash Web Sites |
| Reference | Helpful Tools: paletteman.com for color schemes |
| Reference | Flash 5 Toolbox (FlashKit) |
| Week of September 1 - 7 | |
| Activity | Ch. 1 in class -- graded based on attendance |
| Homework | Ch. 2 The Flash Toolbox |
| Quiz | Quiz: NLC Computer Graphics Copyright Guidelines |
| Reference | Vector vs. Bitmap Graphics (FlashKit) |
| Activity | Initial logo development |
| Homework | More Logos -- fifteen to twenty logos based on the initial design chosen in class. |
| Week of September 8 -14 | |
| Exercise | Storyboard for Project #1 |
| Homework | Ch. 3 Flash Symbols and Libraries
|
| Week of September 15 - 21 | |
| Bookwork | Ch 4 Managing Content on the Stage |
| Week of September 22 - 28 | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 6 Motion Tweening
|
| Week of September 29 - October 5 | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 7 Shape Tweening
|
| Exercise | Record a cartoon from commercial break to commercial break. Write a 1/2 page critique of the cartoon, pretending that the animators used Flash. Describe what techniques the animators used (shape tweening, motion tweening, motion guides, easing, etc.). You will present your findings in class. |
| Week of October 6 - 12 | |
| Project One Due | |
| Exercise | Publishing Your Animation to the Web |
| Reference | Viewlet:
Publishing Your Flash Files |
| Reference | Viewlet:
WS_FTP Overview |
| Activity | Sound Loops (Fruity Loops) |
| Reference | Flash Resources: Music and Sound Effects |
| Bookwork | Ch 11 Sound
|
| Week of October 13 - 19 | |
| Reference | Continuously Looping Backgrounds - flashkit.com |
| Bookwork | Ch. 5 Enhancing Your Appearance (in class, no bookwork) |
| Week of October 20 - 26 | |
| Bookwork | Ch 8 Masks and Masking
|
| Project | Project Two: Interactive Flash Website |
| Tutorial | Simple Flash Menu System |
| Week of October 27 - November 2 | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 9 Actions and Interactions |
| Exercise | Creating a Screen Saver with FlashJester |
| Reference | List of other products which can create Flash screen savers. |
| Week of November 3 - 9 | |
| Activity | Recording Sound |
| Reference | Flash Audio Resources |
| Bookwork | Ch 10 Intelligent Actions (1st half of chapter) |
| Reading | Creating Great Audio for the Web |
| Week of November 10 - 16 | |
| Bookwork | Ch 10 Intelligent Actions (2nd half of chapter) |
| Info | Last Day to Drop is November 14 |
| Week of November 17 - 23 | |
| Bookwork | Ch 12 Optimizing |
| Reading | Comparisonics: The Developer's Audio Search Engine |
| Bookwork | Ch 13 Publishing (read only) |
| Week of November 24 - 30 | |
| Bookwork | Ch 14 Intermediate Action Script 1 |
| Project | Project 3 - Dice Game |
| Reference | Getting Started with ActionScript |
| Reference | ActionScript Dictionary |
| Reading | Short " Learning Flash" piece from flashkit.com. I know the author is trying to be funny, but it's hitting a little too close to home . . . . Part Two is also on the site. |
| Project 2 Due | |
| Week of December 1 - 7 | |
| Bookwork | Ch 15 Intermediate Action Script 2 |
| Reference | Getting Started with ActionScript |
| Reference | ActionScript Dictionary |
| Reading | Short " Learning Flash" piece from flashkit.com. I know the author is trying to be funny, but it's hitting a little too close to home . . . . Part Two is also on the site. |
| Week of December 8 - 12 | |
| Ch. 16 High Level Site Design | |
| Note | All work due by midnight 12/12/2002 |