Adobe Flash CS5

Adobe Flash CS5 Revealed

Instructor:      Ms. Stacy Sherman
Office:            Atlantic Technical Center
Office              Hours: 2 – 3:00 pm
Phone:            754.321.5100 x3045
E-mail:            stacy.sherman@browardschools.com
Website:         http://www.s-sherman.com

Course Description:

In this course, you will learn Adobe Flash CS5 through step-by-step instructions and in-depth explanations. You will first learn how to get started with Flash, how to draw objects, and how to work with symbols and interactivity.  Next, you will focus on creating animations, creating special effects (such as masks, character animation, and 3D), adding video, preparing and publishing Flash applications (for the Web and mobile devices), and importing and modifying graphics.  The next part of the course focuses on building complex animations, using ActionScript 3.0, incorporating sound with video, and using ActionScript to enhance the user experience. Finally, you will learn how to work with components.

Text/Materials:

Text: Jim Shuman, Adobe Flash CS5 Revealed, Delmar Cengage Learning, 2011.
Software: Adobe Flash CS5 and Windows 7 will be used. Another operating system may be used, but students may notice some differences in the appearance of certain dialog boxes.
Handouts: Additional handouts may be required. Instructor will provide information on obtaining this material.

Teaching Methods:

• Lectures/Demonstrations: Important material from the text and outside sources will be covered in class. You should plan to take careful notes as not all material can be found in the texts or readings. Discussion is encouraged as is student-procured, outside material relevant to topics being covered.

 

• Assignments: Skills Reviews, Project Builders, Design Project, Portfolio Project and other projects and readings will be periodically assigned to help support and supplement material found in the lessons. These assignments may require the application of various software applications.

• Quizzes: Scheduled or unscheduled quizzes will be given to help ensure you stay up with assigned material.

 

• Exams: Three exams will be given. The exams will be closed book/note and will test assigned readings and material discussed in class. However, the instructor reserves the right to retest on material that was not appropriately comprehended. These items will be noted on exam review sheets.

• Internet Support: Check the class Web page for additional information or Desire2Learn

Course Policies:

Missed Classes: You are responsible for obtaining material, which may have been distributed on class days when you were absent. This can be done through contacting a classmate who was present or by contacting the instructor during his office hours or other times. Missed or late quizzes cannot be made up under any circumstances but with good cause and adequate notice, an early quiz may be given. One quiz (lowest score) will be dropped at the end of the semester. Any uncoordinated, unexcused missed exam will result in a score of 0 for that exam.

Assignments: All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due. Late submission of assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% per day. No exceptions are made.

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offense.

Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.

 Course Outline

Week Pace	Chapters		Material
2	1 & 7	Getting Started with Adobe Flash  Also ***Review Chapter 7 How to Publish..	Understand the Adobe Flash CS5 workspace Open a document and play a movie Create and save a movie Work with the Timeline Distribute an Adobe Flash movie Plan an application or a website
3	2 & 3	Drawing Objects in Adobe Flash	Use the Flash drawing and alignment tools Select objects and apply colors Work with drawn objects Work with text and text objects Work with layers and objects Original Projects see sign-off sheet
	3	Working with Symbols and Interactivity	Create symbols and instances Work with libraries Create buttons Assign actions to frames and buttons Import graphics
4	4	Creating Animations	Create motion tween animations Create classic tween animations Create frame-by-frame animations Create shape tween animations Create movie clips Animate text Original Projects
5		Review and Original Project	Review/presentation
5		Exam	Exam
5	6 & 13	Creating Special Effects Review Advance Chapter 13	Create a mask effect Add sound Add video Create an animated navigation bar Create character animations using inverse kinematics Create 3D effects Use the Deco tool
2	7	Preparing and Publishing Movies Read and Prepare Week 2	Publish movies Reduce file size to optimize a movie Create a pre-loader Use HTML publish settings Create and test applications for mobile devices
6	8 & 9	Importing and Modifying Graphics	Understand and import graphics Break apart bitmaps and use bitmap fills Trace bitmap graphics
	9	Building Complex Animations	Plan for complex movies and animations Create an animated graphic symbol Create a movie clip symbol Animate buttons using movie clip symbol Edit an animation using the Motion Editor
7	10	Review/Project	Review/Presentation
7	10	Exam	Exam

Advance Chapters and Projects

7	11	Introduction to ActionScript 3.0	Understand ActionScript 3.0 Work with instances of movie clip symbols Use code snippets Work with variables
8	12	Using ActionScript to Enhance User Experience	Create complex interactivity Load movies at runtime Work with conditional actions Use ActionScript to create external links
5	13& 6	Adding Sound and Video	Work with sound Specify synchronization options Modify sounds Use ActionScript with sound Work with video
9	14	Working with Components	Use Components in a Flash Movie Work with Components and ActionScript
9	15	Review/Project Nemo	Review
9	15	Exam	Exam
10 - 15		Projects