GDT 260 Animation for the Web: Winter 2003
Welcome
This is the course website for Washtenaw Community College GDT 260: Animated Graphics, Section 1, Winter 2003, taught by Chris Cassell.
Syllabus
| Date | Topic Covered | In-class Work | Reading Review | Homework (due the following class) |
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| 1/14 | Class Introduction | Purchase book | ||
| 1/16 | Essentials & Tools | Chapters 1 & 2 | Create homepage in student webspace to turn in work (optional) Case Study: Background & Base Elements |
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| 1/21 | Basic Publishing, Symbols & Libraries |
Publish and turn in first homework | Chapter 3 | Case Study: Creating Symbols |
| 1/23 | Managing Content on Stage | Chapter 4 | Case Study: Organizing Content | |
| 1/28 | Enhancing Appearance | Chapter 5 | Case Study: Modifying & Importing Content Project 1.1 idea (due 2/06) |
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| 1/30 | Project 1.1 Workday | Project 1.1 | ||
| 2/4 | Project 1.1 due Motion Tweening |
Chapter 6 | Case Study: Animating the Interface | |
| 2/6 | Shape Tweening | Chapter 7 | Case Study: Adding Content & Shape Tweening Project 1.2 (due 2/18) |
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| 2/11 | Project 1.2 Work Day | Project 1.2 | ||
| 2/13 | Work Day | Project 1.2 | ||
| 2/18 | Project 1.2 due Masks |
Project 1.1/1.2 Critique | Chapter 8 | Case Study: Masks |
| 2/20 | Actions & Interactions | Chapter 9 | Case Study: Adding ActionScript | |
| 3/04 | Intelligent Actions | Actionscript Exercise | Chapter 10 | |
| 3/06 | Intelligent Actions cont. | ActionScript Exercises | Chapter 10 | Case Study: Adding ActionScript to the Buttons, Finish up in-class work |
| 3/11 | Sound & Video | Chapter 11 | Case Study: Add Sound | |
| 3/13 | Optimizing | Project 1.3: Create a preloader and soundtrack for Project 1.2 | Chapter 12 | Project 1.3 (due 3/27) |
| 3/18 | Project 1.3 workday | Project 1.3 | ||
| 3/20 | Project 1.3 Work Day | Project 1.3 | ||
| 3/25 | Project 1.3 Work Day | |||
| 3/27 | Project 1.3 due Publishing and Storyboarding |
Project 2 Work Day | Chapter 13 | Project 2 (due 4/10) |
| 4/01 | Project 2 Work Day | Project 2 | ||
| 4/03 | Project 2 Work Day | Project 2 | ||
| 4/08 | Project 2 Work Day | Project 2 | ||
| 4/10 | Project 2 due | Writing Assignment, Final Project (due 5/04) |
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| 4/15 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 4/17 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 4/22 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 4/24 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 4/29 | Final Project Work Day | Final Project | ||
| 5/01 | Final Project due 5/04 | Final Project Critique |
