Project Information
 
Project 1: A Series of Personal Animations

Description
For your first project you will learn to incorporate all of the basics of animation and interactivity into a series of animations. All the animations will be built into one Flash Project where the viewer can interact with the presentation by being able to choose the various animations that you create. Each animation will reflect something personal about yourself.

The first animation will be an introduction animation that presents your name in an interesting way. This animation will segue into the second animation which will serve as a navigation system to access the introduction animation and at least 2 other animations.

Learning Objectives
  • Creating basic animations using symbols, motions tweens and shape tweens
  • Using scenes
  • Create interactive animated buttons
  • Using masks and motion paths
  • Basic action scripting: including frame actions and object actions: play, stop and goto
  • Publishing projects for the web
Requirements
  • You should have at least 4 scenes with an animation in each scene.
    1. Introduction Scene
    2. Navigation Scene
    3. Another Animation scene
    4. Another Animation scene
  • The viewer should be able to access all of your animations through your navigation page.
  • Your navigation page should make use of animated buttons
Grading
My regular grading rubric will be used to grade this project.
25% - Use of Time, Initiative
25% - Craftsmanship, Skill, Technique
25% - Fulfills Objectives
25% - Content, Aesthetics, creativity and design
Progress Report Quiz
At some point during the production time a checklist will be given out that indicates where you should be on this project. I will be using this checklist to determine a grade that counts like a quiz.