39542 Web Animation

Spring 2007 Semester | Mondays 6:15 p.m. to 9:05 p.m.
Professor Rich Hauck
Department of Art
The City College of New York
richardhauck [at] hotmail

Calendar

Week: Lesson Topics: In Class: Assignment Due: Reading Assigned:
1
  1. Syllabus Review
  2. Introduction to Flash
  3. File Setup
  4. The Flash Interface
  5. Drawing and Color in Flash
  6. Animation Essentials
    Intro, Chapters 1, 2, 3
2
  1. Shape Tweens
  2. Animating on a Guide
  3. Masks
  4. Symbols
  5. Working with the Library
  6. Timeline Effects
Critique Project 1: Fish Animation Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
3
  1. Buttons
  2. MovieClips
  3. ActionScript Essentials - Controlling the timeline
  4. Importing and Managing External Content
 Critique Project 2: Word Animations Chapter 10
4 Working with Sound Critique Project 3: Controlling MovieClips Chapter 12
5   Critique Storyboard for Project 1: Movie Title Redesign Chapter 15
6   1-on-1    
7 Dissecting a Preloader Critique

Completed Project 1: Movie Title Redesign

 

 Chapter 13
8
  1. Actionscript Essentials II
  2. loadMovie() and attachMovie()
  3. Components
Critique
  1. IA and/or thumbnails for Project 2
  2. Design for Project 2: Flash Web Site
 
9
  1. Publishing Files For Web
  2. Testing for Download
  3. SWFObject
 1-on-1    
10 Animating MovieClips with ActionScript Critique Completed Project 2 : Flash Web Site Chapter 17
11 ActionScript Motion Libraries - Tween and Fuse 1-on-1 IA for Portfolio  
12   Critique Design for Portfolio  
13   1-on-1    
14 sIFR 1-on-1 Have another student beta test portfolio  
15   Critique Completed Portfolio