Flash Introduction
Web Resources
- Flash Kit tutorials, examples, and reference material
http://www.flashkit.com/index.shtml - Lots of great Flash demos
http://www.flashplayer.com/ - Macromedia Falsh video tutorials
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/productinfo/tutorials/gettingstarted/ - Short tutorial on creating a movie
http://www2.bc.edu/~bessetci/mc021/Flash%20tutorial.htm
Useful Texts
- Macromedia Flash MX Complete Course, Sanders, Wiley
- Macromedia Flash MX Bible, Reinhardt, Wiley
- Macromedia Flash Advanced for Windows & Macintosh, Chun, Peachpit Press
Topics for Flash demonstration
- overview
- introduction to environment
- drawing
- basic animation
- shape hinting
- frame-by-frame animation
- onion skinning
- guide paths
- masks
- publishing a movie
- exporting to an animated GIF
- examples of Flash animation
Interesting uses of Flash
- Flash used to create interface
http://www.historywired.com/ - Unusual marketing approach
http://www.chipotle.com/ - Dancing Paul
http://www.dancingpaul.com - Tudor Watch uses Flash to showcase their products
http://www.tudorwatch.com - Unusual website with links to some interesting Flash
http://www.peepo.com/ - Another unusual site with some interesting Flash
http://www.homestarrunner.com - Flash used to creat a desktop interface
http://www.egomedia.com/