Gavilan College
Course: DM/CSIS/Art 110:Interactive Animation: Flash
Instructor: Robert Beede. See instructor’s page for office hours.

Flash Schedule, Spring 2010, Final Version

Free open studio (lab) hours can be found here.

February 3

Lecture: Intro to class. Where to find information and schedule. What is Flash?
Lab: Introduction to computers, accounts, and hours
Assignment: Buy a text.
February 8, 10
Feb. 9 Last day to add!		 Lecture: Atomic Learning, Flash file types. Stage and project setup. Flash user interface concepts: layers and folders, simple drawing tools, stroke vs. fill, alignment
Lab: Intro to project 1. Work on project 1 from the book. This and the "Portfolio Builder" project 1(B) is due February 22
Assignment: Read the project 1 accompanying material in the text.
February 15 Lecture: Holiday
Lab:
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February 17 Lecture: Color, gradients,
Lab: Work on project1.
Assignment:
February 22, 24 Lecture: Drawing tips. Present own project 1(B) to class.
Lab: Finish project 1 and 1B.
Assignment: Read accompanying material for project 2.
March 1, 3
Drop w/NRS
Deadline!
 Lecture: Animation Basics: Frame by frame, Motion Tweens, Shape Tweens.
Lab: Intro to project 2. Work on project 2
Assignment: Continue reading project 2 material.
March 8, 10 Lecture: Property animation. Animation short cuts and tips. Frame selection and editing.
Lab: Finish project 2 and 2B. Present projects in class.
Assignment: Read project 3 accompanying material.
March 15, 17 Lecture: Symbol libraries, concepts and types: Graphic, Buttons, and Movie clips.Advantages for using specific kinds. Intro to Action scripts and interactivity
Lab: Work on Project 3
Assignment: Study project 3 and 4 material.
March 22, 24 Lecture: Questions? Modeling complex animation, text object types and design, masks, and motion guides. Animation control using Actionscript 2.0 and behaviors.
Lab: Finish Project 3, due March 24, 3B is due March 29. Start Project 4
Assignment: Review Project 4 material
March 29, 31

 Lecture: Review of last weeks discussion. April 19, Mid Term Exam!
Lab: Work on Project 4 due April 14, Project 4B due April 14 also.
Assignment: Read Project 5 in book.
April 5, 7 Holiday, study for mid term exam
April 12, 14

Lecture: Beginning Actionscript 3.0. Introduction to OOPs--Object Oriented Programming. Events, Handlers, and Methods.Variables and use of Arrays. Using scripts to access sound files.
Lab: Work project 5 due April 21, Project 5B is due April 26
Assignment: Study handouts and links for Actionscript 3 concepts.
Research and choose a final project. This can be your own original animation or web based design or you may substitute Project 7 or 8. Write short proposal and bring to class on April 19.

April 19, 21
April 19, Mid Term Exam!

 Lecture: More actionscript. Introduction to Sound files, editing, envelopes, and use in Flash.
Lab: Work on Project 5.
Assignment: Read project 6 material
April 26, 28
Last day for Withdrawal		 Lecture: Final project requirements.Importing and synchronizing sound with animation. Streaming, event, and start-stop sound syncs. Sound compression.
Lab: Work on Project 6, due May 5 with project 6B.
Assignment: Read project 7 and 8 material. Start a storyboard or flow chart for a final project. Bring to next, April 28, class for review and approval.
May 3, 5 Lecture: Concepts and discussion of projects 7 and 8..
Lab: Work on Project 6 due May 5, Project 6B due May 10
Assignment: Do a storyboard for final project if yours is a custom design. Use this template.
May 10, 12 Lecture/Lab: Work on Final Project
May 17, 19 Lecture/Lab: Work on Final Project
May 26, Wednesday,
Final Exam		 10:30am–12:30pm:
Final Exam and project presentations
Syllabus, R Beede, Gavilan