Syllabus

Intermediate Flash
Instructor: Zevan Rosser
bendvent@gmail.com
http://www.shapevent.com/
http://www.actionsnippet.com/


COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Building on the techniques covered in the Adobe Flash classes, the goal of this course is to build a solid foundation for ActionScript and intermediate Flash techniques. We will begin with an introduction to basic scripting principles and continue through object-based Flash applications. These skills will enable students to build scalable data-driven Flash sites, applications and animations. We will view existing sites and examine the techniques used in their creation. Students will create small Flash experiments and new Flash sites, or modify existing ones.

BOOKS:


Learning Actionscript 3.0 *
How to Cheat in Flash CS4
Making Things Move

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

There will be a homework assignment every week. By the third week students will decide on a final project. The remaining weekly homework assignments will relate to this project.

GRADING:

60% Homework

40% Attendance/Participation

COURSE OUTLINE:

Flash Review
-basic review x
-animation tricks
-isometric 3d timeline x
-parallax motion x
-3d face
-vectorpark.com
-mudbubble.com
-shapevent.com

Properties and Events
-instance names
-properties
-mouse events
-enter frame
-mouseX and mouseY
-coded animation


Display Object Targeting
-nesting display objects
-unicycle
-targeting nested display objects
-isometric 3d coded
-events intermediate

Variables
-simple uses
-intermediate uses

Functions
-simple functions
-arguments
-return types

Navigations
-Website Skeleton
-code practice
-aligning clips
-TweenLite

External Assets
-preloader
-loading images
-flashvars
-text file
-more about aligning

XML
-loading xml
-dynamic programming

More Motion
-Complex motion examples
-physics
-particle systems

Advanced Display
-z-sorting
-complex re-parenting

Sound and Video
-timeline sounds
-library sounds
-loading sounds
-sound visualization
-working with flvs
-loading video
-working with video components

What is OOP?
-when do you use it?
-what do you already know about it?
-document class
-example classes

Review and Request
-your questions...