Animating with Flash

Event ID: L10283
Info: Jul 11 • Sat • 9:00am-4:00pm • 1 mtg • UHM Sakamaki C104, Manoa MultiMedia Lab • $135
With: Rich Shupe

Depending on the task, the ease of use of the new Timeline options and the power of ActionScript 3.0 provide unprecedented animation control in Flash CS4 Professional. Create morphs with shape tweens and use the powerful new Motion Editor to animate symbols with motion tweens. Add guide paths for your animations to follow precise movement and pre-created motion behaviors. Enhance the expressiveness of your animations by using motion guides, easing, and preset motion behaviors. Control visual compositing with dynamic filters and blend modes. Move objects in 3D space and manipulate precise animations using character bones and inverse kinematics. With so many animation options, it may be hard to stop having fun and start getting the job done!

Level: Beginner. Days 1 and 2 of the workshop, Introduction to Flash CS4 and Introduction to ActionScript 3.0, are required.

Rich Shupe is the founder and president of FMA, a full-service multimedia development company and training facility in New York City. Shupe teaches a variety of digital technologies, lecturing on these topics at Macworld, FlashForward, and other national and international events. He is also a professor at New York's School of Visual Arts teaching in the master's program. As a technical writer, Shupe is a regular columnist at DevX.com and the author of multiple books, including Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity (O'Reilly), Flash CS3 Essential Training (Lynda.com/PeachPit), and the soon to be released Learning ActionScript 3.0 (O'Reilly). FMA develops CDs and websites for clients including McGraw-Hill, Phillips, 20th Century Fox, and Nickelodeon, and trains digital media professionals in Flash, Processing, JavaScript (DHTML/AJAX), HTML, XML, and more. Check out his website at www.fmaonline.com.