FLASH  BASICS

Alejandra Jarabo
MAT 116
Media Arts & Technologies Division. Santa Barbara City College
GRADING TABLES

week 1___ A_01 See bitmaps and vector shapes in FLASH

goals being graded

clarification of goals

 student points point
alocation
Nomenclature

naming convention for assignment: "1_yourname_bitmap.fla"
0
5
Uploading File

Uploading assignment to server
0
25
Content

Manipulating Stars
0
10

Importing bitmap to the right Layer and the right Frame
0
10
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 2___ A_02 Drawing Tools

sections (frames)

clarification of goals

 student points point
alocation
Nomenclature naming convention for assignment: "2_yourname_strokes.fla"
0
8
frame 1

Smooth / Straighten /Ink Lines
0
5
frame 5

Open Line / Close Line / Fill
0
5
frame 10

Separating line and fill
0
8
frame 15

Lines / Combo site of lines
0
8
frame 20
 Combination of lines and shape / Grouping
0
8

frame 25

 Using the Brush Tool
0
8
TOTAL
0
50

week 3___ A_03 Frame by Frame

goals being graded

clarification of goals

 student points point
alocation
Fulfilling the deadline  
10
Creative accomplishment

Creative idea. Smooth, expressive result.
Originality. Graphic solutions

 
0
20
Technical accomplishment

Size, background and length specifications
0
10

naming convention for assignment: "3_yourname_framebyframe.fla"
0
10
TOTAL
0
50

week 6___ A_06 Using masks and Guides in Flash

goals being graded

clarification of goals

 student points point
alocation
Guides

Technical accomplishment
0
10

Creative accomplishment
0
10
Masks

Technical accomplishment
0
10

Creative accomplishment
0
10

Nesting symbols
0
10
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 7___ A_07 Movieclips and buttons


goals being graded

clarification of goals

 checklist student points point
alocation
Timeline

1 frame duration

  
0
10
Symbols

Button

 up/rollOver/down/hit
Movieclip on any stage?
0
15

Movieclip

 Complexity. Originality
0
15
Symbol integration in a story
Visual result
0
10
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 8___ A_08 ActionScript Intro

goals being graded

clarification of goals

 student points point
alocation
Action attached to a button 1

Stop-action on main Timeline
Button on Stage
Script attached to button (gotoAndStop)
Graphic element on frame destination

0
15

Elements organized on layers.
Named layers

0
10
Action attached to a button 2

Stop-action on main Timeline
Button on Stage
Script attached to button (gotoAndPlay)
Animation as an answer
0
10

Elements organized on layers.
Named layers
Framelabe in place. Targeted by script.
0
15
TOTAL
0
50

 

 

week 9___ A_09 Slide Show


goals being graded

clarification of goals

 checklist student points point
alocation

Slide show construction

 Design of the slide show

navigation placed
button design
stage design
0
15
Content

interesting
inventive
0
10

Sound

 Interactive sound inside the
nav-buttons		 clear
short
impactful but good taste
0
8

Background sound

Loop
Fade in/out

Works with slideshow
small size
0
8

File size

of content+ sound

 Sound compressed as mp3
0
5
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 10___ A_10 Interactive Map

Main achievements/ goals being graded Clarification of goals student
points		 point
alocation
Interactive map concept Map idea. originality. development of idea
0
10
Content incorporated inside the button

What content displayed with no user interaction,
on rollOver, on Down. clarity on display.

Use of transparent buttons: movieclip used on rollOver?
Remote rollover? (out of area of up, using the same area on Stage for every button)

Button named?
0
10
Timeline Navigation.

Content displayed when the button is pressed: framelabels and content placement.

Complexity of the content displayed on press
(the content through the timeline)
0
10
Programming the buttons with DOT syntax
All button scripts contained on 1 keyframe over the timeline.
0
20
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 11__ A_11 Target a MovieClip

Main achievements/ goals being graded Clarification of goals student
points 		max
points
button-1 Design. Right script.
0
5
content movie-clip symbol Original concept, structured content.
Structure. Named instance
0
25
 
SOUND movie-clip symbol Streaming audio.
Right structure. Stop on first frame.
Named instance
0
10
SOUND start and stop buttons Right script targeting the movie
0
10
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 12___ A_12 PullDown menu

Main achievements/
goals being graded		 Clarification of goals student
points 		MAX
grading
points

Movieclip-Sections

(2 sections min)

Concept development.
Section Design.
Composition on Stage
0
10
Pulldown animation for sub-sections
Buttons for subsections.
Rollover change
Section color changes when selected
0
20
Timeline navigation for subsections with frame labels.
Any content to indicate sub-section navi works.
0
10
Section roll-out Rollout transparent button or scripts
Rollout works when the other section is activated
0
10
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 13___ A_13 Modular work. Loading an external_movie into a swf file

Main achievements/
goals being graded		 Clarification of goals student
points		 MAX
grading
points

Main movie

Timeline with framelabels.
Buttons with navigation script.
0
10
Interface design
0
10
Loading-Script attached to a frame in the actions layer (behavior)
0
10
Local host movie for positioning
0
10
 
External movies With a mask if needed
0
10
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 14___ A_14. Digital video as a flash element in your project

Main achievements/
goals being graded		 Clarification of goals student
points		 MAX
grading
points

Digital video

Movie in the Library and displayed on the timeline
0
20
Stage design (size, color, composition)
0
10
 
Flash Animation Animation in sync with video or
buttons controlling the video playback
0
20
TOTAL
0
50

 

week 15___ A_15. Preloader animation and script for your project

Main achievements/
goals being graded		 Clarification of goals checklist student
points		 MAX
grading
points

Preloader


loading animation

 file size. Visual result

integrated with the project's theme.
20
20
Preloader script.
 In place and working
30
30
 
Working from the Server swf and html files in the right location, inside the web folder, in the student's account.
Student has provided link to URL
50
50
TOTAL
100
100

 

week 16___ A_16. Final assignment

Main achievements/
goals being graded		 Clarification of goals student
points		 MAX
grading
points
Project's structure

Clearly organized in Sections or chapters.
Parts are visually apparent and easy to navigate from one to another.

If the nature of the project is purely creative (not a portfolio/business site),are different sections introducing an element of surprise, of interesting variation. How is the structure of the sections or scenes playing with the overall story.

Each section contains sufficient content (has been developed)

200
200
       
NAVIGATION

There is a Visual theme that has been followed across the design of the Navigation elements.

Navigation is easy to use (functional) but also attractive.

It doesn't cut too much space from the content, or is so small and constricted that becomes difficult to use.
Creative solutions to this problem (screen real-state)
100
200
       
Media Integration

Are you using Flash animation, Flash symbols (movieclips and buttons),
interactive/navigation sounds, background sounds.
Bitmap graphics and Digital Video if the project needs it.
100
100

ACTION SCRIPTING USE
Is the content organized in movieclips and accessed through ActionScripting.

How much can the user interact with the content.

How smooth is the interaction?
200
200
MATERIAL LOADING FROM SERVER

Smaller swf files loading on demand to the main movie if needed.
(or mp3 files, or jpegs).
Preloader animation&script if needed
 
TOTAL
700
700