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  • Web Effects I

  • SyllabusSyllabus
    If you came to this area because you're a student in my Web Effects I class at Seminole Community College, then make sure you read the syllabus for the class. It contains crucial information about the class which you'll be responsible for.
  • ScheduleSchedule
    Here's the schedule for the Web Effects I Class at Seminole Community College
  • Project 1 - Logo AnimationProject 1 - Logo Animation
    Create a logo animation for some company as an introduction to their web site.
  • Project 2-Photo TourProject 2-Photo Tour
    Create a photo tour of a location. You must shoot your own photographs and they must be all taken this semester.
  • Project 3-InfographicProject 3-Infographic
    Create a project that explains how something works using flash. You will need to create a comp for this project.
  • Project 5-Demo/PodcastProject 5-Demo/Podcast
    Create a project that demonstrates how to use something using video. This project is like doing an infographic, but with video.
  • From Illustrator to FlashFrom Illustrator to Flash
    Learn the best way to bring Illustrator files into Flash...ready to animate.
  • The Creative BriefThe Creative Brief
    The creative brief is a tool that helps designers stay focused on the needs of a project before they get started. It should be a short, preferably one page document. You won't always develop a creative brief for every design (i.e. A quick logo for a sub-section of your web site), but you should keep these in mind on every project. Here's the basic categories normally included in a Creative Brief.
  • Principles of StoryboardingPrinciples of Storyboarding
    Storyboarding is a tool of graphic design. It is used on time based projects to organize your thoughts and to illustrate the key frames of your animation. Let's take a look at a few tips.
  • From Photoshop to FlashFrom Photoshop to Flash
    So, you need to bring that Photoshop logo into Flash? Here's the best way to export your files. I'll also teach you how to use some filters and prepare some special effects for your Flash projects.
  • Animating TypographyAnimating Typography
    Learn the quickest way to animate anything in flash. This lesson focuses on a typical letter by letter animation on a long word. The techniques can be applied to any graphic as well.
  • Stoping & Encapsulating AnimationsStoping & Encapsulating Animations
    Flash animations, by default repeat over and over. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use the Stop() command, and then I'll show you how to grab the animation on your timeline and encapsulate it so that it can be self contained as it's own movie clip.
  • Reveal Masking with FlashReveal Masking with Flash
    Masks are a great way of revealing artwork. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to do a reveal special effect using two versions of a photograph I doctored up in Photoshop.
  • Extreme Motion: Photoshop to Flash Part IIExtreme Motion: Photoshop to Flash Part II
    If you've finished the first part of my From Photoshop to Flash tutorial, you learned that transparent PNG's are the best way to export files and bring them into Flash. In this tutorial, I'll take some of the special effects you developed in Photoshop and teach you how to achieve the illusion of extreme motion in Flash.
  • Photography: Improving photos with reflectors/ diffusersPhotography: Improving photos with reflectors/ diffusers
    Using reflectors with your photography is a fairly inexpensive way of improving the quality of your photos. The effects can be quite dramatic.
  • Project 4-StorytellingProject 4-Storytelling
    Create a project that tells a story and uses the six elements of storytelling: character, plot, theme, setting, conflict, and resolution. You'll need to turn in an outline of your story in advance.