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Description:
This is a lecture style workshop. Students may bring their own
laptops to follow along with the instructor, or simply take notes.
Take your Flash projects to the next level by moving beyond tweens and the timeline with an understanding of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) with Flash's powerful ActionScript language! This course will explore the basic programming concepts of Actionscript including functions, variables, event handling, conditional statements and loops. The specific topics that will be covered are: - Differences between AS 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 - Working with Objects, Classes, Methods, and Properties - Controlling movieclips and timelines with Actionscript - Loading and communicating with external graphics and video - Building Preloaders - Dynamic text and arrays - Mouse and keyboard detection - Trace statements - Using math operators - Incorporating content from external XML and text files Additionally we will discuss integrating Flash elements into websites and things to consider if you are going to use Flash as a front-end interface for database driven content. Handouts covering a review of terminology, the sample exercise, additional resources and source code will be provided. There will also be plenty of opportunities to get your questions answered during the class! Be sure to see the first session in this series, Getting Started with Flash which is often offered on the same day (in the morning) as this workshop. Instruction will be presented in Adobe Flash CS4.
Presented as a Lecture-Style Workshop:
Affordable workshops designed to introduce a subject quickly and efficiently. Students can take notes from the instructor's projected computer screen, and/or bring their own computer to follow along.
Who Should Take This:
Working knowledge of Adobe Flash and web development. Participants should already be familiar with the Flash interface, creating movie clips, buttons and other native objects.
Instructor:
Catherine George is a digital media designer, developer, and instructor, with extensive and diverse experience she has worked in the industry for more than 10 years in a variety of capacities: graphic and interface designer, web designer, animator and motion designer, illustrator, project manager, programmer. She has designed curriculum for and taught digital media design and technology at high school and college levels, to the general public, and as a private tutor. She is also a fine artist who draws, paints, sculpts, creates jewelry and fiber art.
BDA Member Cost: $50.00 ($60.00 after Monday, February 22, 2010)
Non Member Cost: $70.00 ($80.00 after Monday, February 22, 2010) Become a member to save $20.00
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