Flash Animation
Flash Professional
A weekend introduction to Adobe Flash Professional.
Flash branding icons - thanks to Veerle for this image
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at artists, designers and developers who are new to Flash and want to get to grips with the user interface and learn the basics of animation and interactivity.
Assumed Knowledge
As this course is aimed at beginners all that is assumed is that delegates are familiar with computer use, the web, its terminology and how Flash is used within this environment. Drawing skills not essential. PCs and Macs are available, although you may not get a choice as to which you use. Turn up early!
What you will learn
You will learn how to use the flash design interface, create engaging graphics, text and animation; and build interactive content.
Please do bring any materials you’d be interested in working with along with you on Sunday. Bring content on a thumb drive or DVD/CD.
You are welcome to bring your own laptop as long as you have a fairly recent edition of Flash installed. Most machines at OFVM are running CS5, with a couple running CS4.
Please contact us if you have any queries before the course.
Recent feedback
- Great course! It provides the basic very practical skills to create animation (also interactions).
Matteo, November 2011 - Really high standard of teaching, a good mix of going through as a group how to do different techniques, and practical, trying things out for ourselves.
Leanne, November 2011 - One of the best Adobe trainers I’ve ever come across. Eva
- A great course that goes at a steady pace so everyone understands. Bruce
- I think this is the best IT-based course I’ve ever done. Really good pace… Jenny
DATES: 19th & 20th May 2012, 10am – 4.30pm,
Cost
£130.50 (includes 10 per cent early booking discount if booked by 7th May 2012 – EU citizens)
£145 Subsidised rate for EU citizens
£195 Full price for non-EU citizens. (Non-EU citizens with indefinite leave to remain can pay subsidised rate – proof required.)
£72.50 – includes 50% discount for people on benefits, proof required: income support, JSA, Housing Benefit, Council tax benefit, pension credit (guarantee), asylum seeker, unwaged dependent of someone on these benefits.
Watch some testimonials from students on the course held in February 2012.
Tutor: Alun Ward
Visit his websites alunward.co.uk and Eye Division Ltd
Alun manages the Oxford Adobe User Group, Digital Creatives.
For more info on Flash Professional on the Adobe site click here
Saturday
Introduction to Flash Professional software, the Flash family: Builder, Catalyst, and to animation principles.
- The user interface (UI !)
- Find your way around the Flash interface.
- Drawing in Flash: master the tools.
- Layer cake: mastering Layers
- Symbols and the Library
- Importing graphics – from other programmes (Photoshop and Illustrator are installed)
- Keyframe animation
- Motion tweening, motion presets
- Shape tweening
Sunday
Create a micro-site in Flash and personal project work – today’s your chance to put into practice most of the techniques you picked up on Saturday.
- Interaction: does the following scare you?
function buttonClicked(event:MouseEvent):void {gotoAndPlay(2);
}
Good! Come and be unscared. Learn the secrets of interaction design with Actionscripting, put it to use outside Flash with Javascript on the web. Start to learn an essential skill for interactive designers and be a hit at dinner parties. Coders: this is not a programming course. Curly brackets will be harmed shamelessly during the making of your movies. - Audio. Adobe Soundbooth (Audition with CS5.5) and Audacity are installed to allow you to edit sound files, and we have a selection of sound effects and background loops you can use.
- Video. Import video clips & export QuickTime movies for After Effects.
- Testing
- Publishing
- Where to go next: recommended publications, websites, the Adobe User Groups.
- Showcase – where we get a chance to see what each other has achieved over the weekend.
more testimonials