What is covered in this course

Introduction
Navigating the screen and toolbars
Frame rates & screen size
Title safe margins
Drawing using the toolbar
Advanced Colour mixing & using Alphas

Create a Character
Use the tools just covered to draw a character

Importing & Library
Importing graphics
Vector vs Raster/bitmaps
Importing sound files
Using the library

Animation
Frames & Keyframes
Frame-by-frame animation & Onion Skinning
Shape & Motion Tweening
Ease In & Ease Out

Using Layers
Background, character, foreground
Using a Motion Guide layer

Using Symbols
Graphics
Movie clips – filters & effects
Timelines within symbols
Using symbols for productivity

Getting your movie out of flash
Exporting as .swf, .html, .avi, .png sequence
Useful websites & resources


Examples can be saved to CD at the
end of the session, so please bring a
blank CD.