animation
updated: September 4, 2003

Animations are used for many things. You may see animations on the internet as web sites or advertisements or may see an animation on tv in the form of a cartoon. There are many ways to make animations for the web. Many animations you see are animated gifs. These files are simply a stack of several images merged together to serve as frames. Programs such as Macromedia Flash use vector based graphics and allow you to set up "keyframes", which are important frames in an animation where movement will begin or end. Then you can tween, or animate in the steps in between keyframes. Below are some tutorials and activities for Flash to get you started in the world of animation.

Animation Resources

My Tutorials:
Basic Tutorials:

Advanced Tutorials:
Project 1: Website banner

Adobe Acrobat fileWebsite Banner Rubric

For CCMS Students

When finished, Export your animation(File > Export Movie) to:
S:\Et2\animation\banners\
Name your file:
username-projectname.swf

For example:
trimpeyd-techclub.swf

Then copy a friend's banner into your WYSIWYG website project folder and insert the flash banner either at the top or the bottom of your page. Then make sure you copy your website folder to the shared directory again for Mr. Trimpey to grade.

Create a banner that will go on other people's websites that will promote your website. The advertisement must follow these guidlines:

  • All material must be appropriate(No negative statements or goofy stuff!)
  • Ad movie must be 450 x 50 pixels
  • Ad must have:
  • Hint: Use layers to keep your objects separated
  • If you finish early, include rotation, an animated button, try creating interactive animations or morph tweening.

Example:

For more examples, click here!

 

 

Project 2: Condensed Novel Cartoon
For CCMS Students

When finished, Export your animation(File > Export Movie) to:
S:\Et2\animation\cartoons\
Name your file:
username-projectname.swf

For example:
trimpeyd-daedalus.swf

Rubric

Create an animated cartoon that covers one chapter of your assigned novel:

 

The movie must meet the following guidelines:

  1. All material must be appropriate(No negative statements or goofy stuff!)
  2. Storyboard
    1. List of all important characters in each scene and a description of who they are.
    2. Complete storyboard handout
  3. A title page
  4. Spelling/Grammar must be correct
  5. Must use copyright free pictures! Use copyright free web clipart or copy and paste from a word processor.
  6. Three scenes from the chapter
  7. Animation is true to the book
  8. Movie must have "next scene" and "play again" buttons to navigate between the three scenes.

View "Daedalus and Icarus" example movie(.SWF)

Download Flash file to see how it works(.FLA)
 
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