GDT 260 Animation for the Web: Fall 2003
Welcome
This is the course website for Washtenaw Community College GDT 260: Animated Graphics, Section 1, Fall 2003, taught by Chris Cassell.
Syllabus
| Date | Topic Covered | In-class Work | Reading Review | Homework (due the following class) |
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| 9/3 | Class Introduction | Purchase book | ||
| 9/8 | Essentials & Tools | Chapters 1 & 2 | Case Study: Background & Base Elements | |
| 9/10 | Basic Publishing, Symbols & Libraries |
Publish and turn in first homework | Chapter 3 | Case Study: Creating Symbols |
| 9/15 | Managing Content on Stage | Chapter 4 | Case Study: Organizing Content | |
| 9/17 | Enhancing Appearance | Chapter 5 | Case Study: Modifying & Importing Content Project 1.1 idea (due 9/24) |
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| 9/22 | Project 1.1 Workday | Project 1.1 | ||
| 9/24 | Project 1.1 due Motion Tweening |
Banner Ad | Chapter 6 | Case Study: Animating the Interface |
| 9/29 | Shape Tweening | Chapter 7 | Case Study: Adding Content & Shape Tweening Project 1.2 (due 10/8) |
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| 10/1 | Project 1.2 Work Day | Project 1.2 | ||
| 10/6 | Work Day | Project 1.2 | ||
| 10/8 | Project 1.2 due Masks |
Project 1.1/1.2 Critique | Chapter 8 | Case Study: Masks |
| 10/13 | Actions & Interactions | Chapter 9 | Case Study: Adding ActionScript | |
| 10/15 | Intelligent Actions | Actionscript Exercise | Chapter 10 | Case Study: Adding ActionScript to the Buttons |
| 10/20 | Sound, Optimizing | Project 1.3: Create a preloader and soundtrack for Project 1.2 | Chapters 11 pp. 351-375, 12 | Project 1.3 (due 10/29) |
| 10/22 | Project 1.3 Work Day | Project 1.3 | ||
| 10/27 | Project 1.3 Work Day | |||
| 10/29 | Project 1.3 Due | Project 1.3 Work Day | ||
| 11/3 | Video, Optimizing | Project 2 Work Day | Chapter 11 pp. 375-390 | Case Studies Chapters 11, 12, Project 2 (due 11/19) |
| 11/5 | Publishing and Storyboarding | Project 2 Work Day | Chapter 13 | Project 2 |
| 11/10 | Project 2 Work Day | Project 2 | ||
| 11/12 | Project 2 Work Day | Project 2 | ||
| 11/17 | Project 2 Work Day | Project 2 | ||
| 11/19 | Project 2 due | Project 2 Critique | Writing Assignment, Final Project (due 12/17) | |
| 11/24 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 12/1 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 12/3 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 12/8 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 12/10 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 12/15 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 12/17 | Final Project due | Final Project Critique |
