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=== Week 2 ===
Theme: Motion animation and embedded movie clips
; Introduction to motion animation
* Previews: [http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/flash/ex/motion-tweening-intro/flash-cs3-motion-tweening.swf Moving cat], [http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/flash/ex/motion-tweening-intro/flash-cs3-motion-shape-tweening.swf Moving, changing cat],
* Handout: [[Flash motion tweening tutorial]]
* Summary: [[Flash animation summary]] (optional)
; Symbols and embedded movie clips
* Previews: [http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/flash/ex/motion-tweening-intro/flash-cs3-motion-guide-tweening2.swf Flying Rocket]
* Handout: [[Flash embedded movie clip tutorial]] (only the first 4 sections, i.e. skip the ActionScript parts)
==== Homework 2 - Week 2 ====
==== Homework 2 - Week 2 ====


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; The document description
; The document description
Your p1-xxx-xxx.fla file '''must''' include a document description.
You must document your fla file. See the [[Help:COAP-2110/doctemplate homework template|homework template]]
* Insert it with menu ''Modify->Document''
* Enter a title and description
* You may first cut/paste the template below into a notepad and edit, then paste contents to Flash.
* Please keep the titles surrounded by "===" and use "*" for bullets as in the example that follows.
Cut/paste this template:
<pre>
<nowiki>
 
=== Author and Date ===
 
 
=== Objectives ===
=== Production steps (summary) ===
 
=== Difficulties and self-evaluation ===
=== Credits and bibliography ===
 
 
</nowiki>
</pre>
'''Example:'''
 
<pre><nowiki>
=== Author and Date ===
Daniel K. Schneider, sept 1 2007.
 
=== Objectives ===
 
A flying rocket that I could insert on top of a web page to give it a feel of dynamism.
It should be flaming, not just moving.
=== Production steps (summary) ===
 
* Used the frame-by-frame animation from homework1, i.e. I imported the swf file
* Made the rocket smaller and turned it with the transform tool
* Changed background to blue
* Made a guided motion tween from right to up to left (rocket will enter and leave the stage)
 
=== Difficulties and self-evaluation ===
* I didn't find this difficult.
* Please teach me how to stop the animation.
* I am quite happy with the result
 
=== Credits and bibliography ===
 
* Rocket: http://commons.uncyclomedia.org/wiki/Image:Rocket.svg
* I just used the handouts and textbook
 
</nowiki></pre>


; Hints
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Revision as of 20:46, 26 October 2008

Week 2

Theme: Motion animation and embedded movie clips

Introduction to motion animation
Symbols and embedded movie clips

Homework 2 - Week 2

Assignment

Think about a simple animation that you would like to create, e.g. something that could evolve into a comic strip, a splash page, a moving logo, an explanatory animation, etc. Then create a Flash file that includes:

  • At least on motion tween (animation)
  • Some sort of background
Submission date and format
  • To be returned by Monday, at start of week 3 lesson
  • Use the following Flash file name familyname-firstname.fla, e.g.
miller-joe.fla
... I must be able to distinguish these files and we want to avoid overwriting.

Upload the file to the blackboard system.

Other constraints
  • Reuse of objects: 1/3 must be drawn by yourself, max. 1/3 imported but customized, max. 1/3 imported as is. (So you also can do everything by yourself).
  • The motion animation must be made by yourself.
  • You must fill in a document description using a template (see below)
  • Note: A motion tween that includes frame-by-frame changes (i.e. several tweens in a row) does count as both frame-by-frame and motion animation).
  • Homework projects are individual. If you work with others, make sure that the individual projects differ, i.e. the "reuse of objects" criteria above apply.
Evaluation criteria - bonus and malus points

See grading form

The document description

You must document your fla file. See the homework template

Hints
  • Go for something that is simple
  • Type of background depends on your objectives, it can be just a color.
  • Use this exercise to prototype some feature of your term project.
  • Remember the academic honesty policy ! Homework without credits given to external resources used will be refused.
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