Flash Animation

• Bring your art to life! Learn the amazing cutting edge animation techniques using Flash, the web animation program the professionals use. You create your own meaningful art that shows your personal touch, developing powerful images that explode off the screen. This course covers Flash essentials using Micromedia Flash 8 like motion/shape tweens, layers and Flash animation with basic ActionScripting. The student artists will collect all projects in their own electronic art portfolio to share with others.
• Software Used in the class:
  Flash 8
• Who will like this course?
  Flash 8 is perfect for kids and teens who want to put their drawings to life using the coolest tool around.
• Recommended Prerequisites:
  Basic understanding of PC or Mac and familiarity with the Internet.
• Workshop Titles:
  Your First Animation
  Building Interactive Buttons
  Classic Animation Techniques
  Creating Your First Flash Movie
  Using the Drawing Tools
  Drawing and Animating a Movie
  Working with Motion Guides
  Building an Interactive Movie
  Publishing Your Movies
  Additional Projects
• Some Sample Projects
  Follow the Bouncing Ball – Learn how to add motion to an object and change it's appearance by squashing and stretching it as it moves.
  Exploding Volcano – Create an exploding volcano animation that is activated when the user presses a button.
  Building a Preloader – design and build a "preloader" animation that tells people that your movie is preparing to play.
• Length of training:
  Morning session: Monday to Thursday (9 am - 12 noon) for two weeks
  Afternoon session: Monday to Thursday (1 pm - 4 pm) for two weeks
• Schedule:
• Session I- June 9-19, 2008
• John Cooper School (Morning session)
• Wharton County Junior College (Sugar Land) (Morning session)
• University of Houston- Downtown (Afternoon session)
• Harold D. Guthrie Center for Excellence (Afternoon session)
• University of Houston- Clear Lake (Afternoon session)
• Tuition:
  Early-Bird Registration - $285 (on or before March 31, 2008)
  Early Registration - $295 (April 1-May 26, 2008)
  Regular Registration - $315 (After May 26, 2008)
  (includes course materials)