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Week #5


look at homework : a very rough storyboard

Talk about "Project A"



FLASH
( adding sound, making buttons, 1st AS3.0 )

adding sound
-you can edit sound using iTunes

-make sure all your sounds are saved as mp3 files

What's the difference between Event & Streaming sound?

Free Sound.org
free animal sounds


 

Instructions for making a button:

1. make a button symbol
2. move it on the stage
*3. GIVE IT AN INSTANCE NAME (in the properties window)
4. make sure you gave your symbol an instance name
5. play with up, over, down, and hit, by inserting Keyframes in the button symbol's timeline

*6. add a layer called actions to your timeline
7. add ActionScript to your timeline:

stop();
or
gotoAndPlay(1);

8. add an Event Listener to the instance of your button:

firstButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);

9. define your function's properties:

function
clickHandler(evt:Object):void{
gotoAndPlay(31);
}

10. Save your file and test your movie


FLASH:

// comments

/*
more comments
*/
trace("it works");

// insert MC symbols in BTNs.

// event sounds in BTNs.

// Labels

((more Flash / Animation examples))

- How to make a "successful" animation?

Neurotic by Hoogerbrugge
Terry Gilliam: "killer cars"
Paper Rad: animation
explosm.net: Dogs
Odd Todd: animation
Karla Cott & Ryan Smith - collaboration
????

* Some work time



HOME WORK (due at the beginning of class, Monday)

Project A
is due Monday, Sep. 30