Notes, links, and information from Thursday, Sept. 12

Links and info from today’s class

Finish up PowToons & display/discuss
Post on Mr. Robson’s site
Comment on each other’s
Respond to comments

Some inspiration:

http://youtu.be/4XYMbKMLXTM
http://youtu.be/sJMemIVjLa0

Flash Interface Overview:
http://youtu.be/sqfreZSMAY8

Shortcuts:
Cmd + N = new
Cmd + S = save
Cmd + plus = zoom in
Cmd + minus = zoom out
Click & drag = zoom to chosen area
Cmd + 1 = zoom to 100%
Cmd + 2 = zoom to 200%
and so on

Space + click & drag = hand tool

Exercise 1:
Create a file that is ActionScript 3.0 format.
Make it 640 x 480
Change the frame rate to 20 frames per second
Make the background red
Draw a rectangle that is green
Draw a circle that is blue
Save the file with lastnamefirstinitial_ex1
eg: robsonj_ex1

Thanks to everyone who attended today’s intro session. Below is the course outline we discussed in class. Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions.

I’m really looking forward to getting started!

An35S_outline

Here is a brief and interesting look at the beginnings of animation as we know it: