Exercise: Flash 1

Objective

Students will use Adobe Flash to demonstrate their acquired knowledge of the basic flash tweening skills.

Programs

• Web Browser

• Flash

Steps

1. Create a folder called FlashExerciseA. Store all files associated with this project in this folder.

2. Open Flash and create a stage that is 250 pixels high and 300 pixels wide and the background colour must be a shade of blue.

3. The frame rate must be 20 fps and the animation must last for 8 seconds.

4. Save the project file as firstlast_1.fla

5. You must include a red square that starts off really small and have it grow to almost the full width of the stage but leave a thin blue border of the background showing. This must occur in the first 1.5 seconds. Leave this on the stage for the remainder of the animation

6. Next your first name must appear in an interesting green font. It must remain unchanged for 1 second then change into your last name in a nice purple font over the next 1 second. Your last name must remain on the stage for the remainder of the animation. Position this text at the top of the stage.

7. Now have a logo of your favourite team / band logo slide into middle of the screen from the bottom. It should stop and remain there for the last second of the animation.

8. Save the project file as firstlast_1.fla and the exported file as firstlast_1.swf

9. Submit your work to the folder indicated by your teacher.

Samples

• See examples created with the teacher.

To Be Submitted

• firstlast_1.fla

• firstlast_1.swf

Evaluation

Applications / 5

Knowledge / 5

Success Criteria

• Files correctly saved and submitted

• Correct stage size

• Correct frame rate

• Correct duration of actions

• Appropriate typography

• Appropriate tweens

  • Correct duration of animation