CIS 3051 - Web Animation and Media (Flash)

1. Learn to draw primitive shapes - the foundational components of all vector-based artwork - as well draw more complex shapes with the Pen tool.
2. View and arrange the Flash workspace.
3. Understand the timeline and add layers and elements.
4. Apply advanced drawing skills - such as control fills and strokes, as well as combine and manage shapes, while learning the importance of layers.
5. Add motion to your artwork - using frame animation, motion tweens, shape tweens, and other building blocks for cartooning and animation production.
6. Use interactive elements - including symbols, libraries, movie clips, and more.
7. Discover how to make a permanent connection between the mathematics of animation and the end result - for example, apply formulae to match distance, speed, and rotation in a realistic and meaningful way.
8. Use easing and add nested symbols to a movie clip.
9. Plan and specialize an animation.
10. Optimize a movie.
11. Understand publish settings and be able to publish a movie for the web.
12. Create a projector file and export image files.
13. Develop workflows that rely on external documents - such as those created by a client.
14. Apply the full range of Flash capabilities - including HTML, links, and XML - during the design and development of dynamic Web-based components.
15. Integrate sound, movie clips, and interactive/responsive controls - necessary skills for developing computer games.
16. Build a pre-loader - a common Web component that displays “loading time remaining” graphics in fun and (hopefully) entertaining ways.
17. Understand buttons and states.
18. Create a button symbol and edit button states.
19. Understand sound and be able to add sound to a button.