Flash Animation Level Two course: Day One

I have started my two day Level Two Flash Animation course at Oxford Film and Video Makers in Catherine Street, East Oxford.

Taught by UK artist and animator Alun Ward, in partnership with Abingdon and Witney College, the course will allow me to revisit the basics and learn some advanced Flash techniques.

Today I had a refresher on the Flash interface, keyframes and layers, and revisited motion tweens and shape tweens.

I also learnt how to add graphics from Photoshop and Fireworks to Flash, and how to add .WAV files as a soundtrack.

We also learnt some coding using Actionscript 2, including how to create and code a button to play an animation and how to make the animation stop.

Alun also discussed the compatibility issues of different versions of Flash and showed us various useful sites, including Newgrounds.com, which showcases Flash animations (some of Newgrounds' animations may be NWS).

Tomorrow I will look at importing video, advanced animation effects, linking Flash movies and publishing options.

I'll also continue with HTML and Actionscript.