Hi everyone, You all should be happy with what you have done this term so far. The work that I saw last night was quite good as a whole, and I see that you have all grasped the basic concepts that we will put into play for the rest of the term. As a matter of fact, regarding Flash as an animation tool, you've learned pretty much all the technical skills it has to offer. However, many of you still are quite far behind, and some of you have hardly even begun your midterm projects. Those of you in this situation have your work cut out for you this weekend and up until next week. If you need assistance, please email me and let me know. You can also go to one of the labs in the afternoon at TCI and get assistance from one of the tutors. Make sure you have all the requirements at the very least as stated in the snowman story. There is a link to it again below in case you do not have it or need another copy. You've learned about two of the types of animation available in Flash: motion tweens and frame-by-frame; you've learned about 2 of the 3 types of symbols, one which is largely graphic and static (does not contain animation), and the other that is animated and dynamic (may contain animation); you've learned about alpha and other effects that can be applied to symbols and colors; you've learned about how to use the tools in the toolbar (although think many of you need work here, especially with the pen tool and the gradient transform tool); and you have learned about different types of frames in the timeline: keyframes, blank keyframes, and in-between frames. There is more, but I think that that is a lot already. Congrats. Now, we have to learn to use all those things together to form something more together than they are separately. The first little animation we've done so far is a little like a kit of parts. Our next animation will be a much more seamless whole. It will have a real story, with 'camera shots' and 'camera angles'. Of course that is all fake and simulated. We are not dealing with a camera at all, just a computer; but the Flash stage is our camera and what's in our heads, in our imaginations, is going to be the world that we 'film.' Carter-
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