Project #1: The Animated Self

Due Date for Presentation & Submission: Week #7

Theme:
“The medium is the message.” (McLuhan)
The screens and speakers were charismatic mediation points, through which universal emotion and symbols unrolled. They embodied, and channeled, the implications of world-feeling. Waves of energy were plurality itself.
Powe, B.W. (2007). Mystic Trudeau. Toronto: Thomas Allen Publishers.

Rationale:
The purpose of this assignment is to create an animated presentation representing your explorations into the world of multimedia. The look and feel of the presentation should reflect you, the way you see the world, and the way the world sees you.

Requirements:
To be eligible to receive full marks, the presentation must include the following:
1) A picture of yourself – Trace Bitmapped;
2) A Hyperlink to your WEB site or a Hyperlink to a WEB site that you recommend to help new media designers understand multimedia;
3) A brief mission statement (this statement defines your unique multimedia design perspective);
4) An animated Movie Clip;
5) Examples of all three Symbol types: Movie Clip, Button, Graphic.
6) SWF, and FLA files named as follows LastName_FirstName.swf , LastName_FirstName.fla;
7) Design Evaluations: by self AND by a class peer;
8) Contact and Project information from the designer: full name, student number, email address, course code, project number, hours worked on the project, date due.

The presentation must demonstrate full understanding of the following Flash
features in order to receive full marks:
1) Shape/Motion (shape, text, symbol) Tweening;
2) Converting Bitmaps to Vector shapes;
3) “Breaking Apart” text and images;
4) Adjusting Stage fps, size and colour;
5) Using Movie Clip symbols in the main Timeline;
6) Using basic frame Actionscript (stop) and the use of a button symbol instance with the correct script to navigate.

The Presentation will be evaluated according to evidence of creativity, aesthetics, demonstration of design principles, meeting all content and technical specifications, functionality, and ease-of-use.