Flash: Mad Lib

In this project I used a lot of things that I have previously learned how to do. I used buttons, static text, input text, dynamic text, and a lot of Actions. It was really cool to have it completed, but the second mad lib is sort of messed up.

Flash: Input Text

In this animation I created it by using Static Text and Input Text. If you type your name in the box, the next scene will say something to you and use anything that you wrote in the box. This is a big step towards many other things that I could use this for. For instance passwords or mad libs, things like that.

Flash: Dynamic Text

In this animation I learned how to use dynamic text. Dynamic text is different from regular text because it can change words and stuff like that. I created this aimation by making the three circles of color as buttons which controlled the "Look, I am dynamic" text. This is a really cool feature because I can make the dynamic text change into any other words or phrases that I would want. So if you click on one of the colors, the dynamic text will change.

Flash: Controlling Movie Clips

In this animation I learned how to control movie clips. This mean that I can control when something happens. For instance, I can control when the eyes change, or the nose or the mouth or the hair or the head. This I was able to do by adding an "onion skin" to each of the movie clips(nose, mouth, etc.) and adding stop actions along with release actions. Then I created buttons that referenced to the movie clips. So if you click on any of the features on the left, the movie clips on the right will change.  This took me a long time to do, but it is really helpful when you do this with anything. It an go a long way with these effects.

Flash: Start Menu 2

In this animation, I did the same thing as the one before, except I added more complicated animations. So by clicking one of the words above you can make the character do something.

http://sites.google.com/site/ryanwaldof/character_menu.swf

Flash: Start Menu

In this animation I created a interactive menu. If you click on one of the labels an animation will appear on the right. It is really handy to have this, because then you can place anything in the animation and the only way you will be able to see it is if you click on one of the options. It's a really cool feature. I was able to do this by creating a stop on each of the object tweens and then added Actions to the buttons(labels).

Flash: Start Button

In this animation I learned how to create a start button. I was able to do this by using Action Script 2.0 on flash and using the Actions tool. Then I added a start action onto a button that I made using the rectangle tool. The rest of the animation was made by me using things that I have learned before, all added together. I really like having the start button because it makes the animation look more professional and so that you can actually watch it when you want, not just having it continuously run.

http://sites.google.com/site/ryanwaldof/character_play.swf

Flash: Name Explosion

In this animation I first used the Text tool to write my name, then I added drop shadow as an effect. Next, I separated each individual letter and distributed them to layers. Then I added a classic tween to each letter and added spin to them to make them look like they were flying away from an explosion. To add the final touch I made an explosion symbol by using he polystar tool.

http://sites.google.com/site/ryanwaldof/name_explosion.swf

Flash: Masking with Drag

In this animation, I used another mask. But this time I added another picture to show on the front of the mask. If you place your mouse on the picture, reveal the photo behind it, which is called a Start Drag Action. Now you can reveal the mask yourself with the help of the mouse and can move it wherever you want. It is a really cool feature.

http://sites.google.com/site/ryanwaldof/masking2.swf

Flash: Masking

In this animation I used a mask. I got a picture and then on the layer above it I placed a rectangle. Then I added a mask; so that wherever the rectangle is, the picture will be able to be seen through it. Next, I used a classic tween to create the motion of the rectangle.

http://sites.google.com/site/ryanwaldof/masking.swf

Flash: Snow Scene

In this animation I learned how to use the motion path guide tool. I first created my scene using the linear gradient tool to make the sky, then the radial gradient tool to create my stars, and then used the oval tool to create the snow and snowman. Next I created 'snowlfakes' by editing a triangle and then created classic tweens with them. After I created a classic tween, I could then add a motion path guide witch makes the symbol (snowflake) follow a path that I have drawn. It makes moving objects so much easier than editing them frame by frame.

Flash: Ken Burns Effect

In this slide show of pictures, I used an effect called the Ken Burns Effect. It's a popular effect used in documentaries, that when a commentator is speaking, they zoom in and out of photos. I did this by saving pictures from the Internet and then importing them into Flash. Then I used the free transform tool to either make the photo larger or smaller. Next I used a Classic Tween and put all the pictures into a little slide show. It's really simple to do, and looks pretty good too.

http://sites.google.com/site/ryanwaldof/ken_burns_effect.swf

Flash & Fireworks: Moving Clouds

In this animation I first started using Fireworks to edit the hills and to add a new cloud layer. I edited the brightness and contrast of both the hills and the clouds, making the picture look sharper. Then I put the Fireworks PNG file into Flash and edited the picture, adding a Classic Tween to the Clouds. I added a bunch of frames in order to make the clouds look almost slow enough to be realistic. This was actually very easy to do and it turns out to look pretty good, with some practice of course.

Flash & Fireworks: Albania Slide Show

The first thing I did for this animation was place a picture of the Albanian flag into Fireworks. There I used the Magic Wand Tool to to get rid of the background and turn the symbol into a logo. Next I put this logo into Flash along with some pictures of Albania. I used Classic Tweens and lowered the Alpha on each photo to create the slideshow above.

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Flash: Kirby Flip

In this animation, it took me quite a while to complete. I first used the transform tool and classic tween to make the body and parts of the Kirby to move. Then I had to create many frames in order to make the flip seem smooth and (sort of) realistic. I also had to adjust the layers in order to place the flower behind the pot and also behind the hand, in order to make it look like Kirby took the flower "out" of the pot and 'hold' it. Even though at first it was aggravating to complete the project, it became enjoyable once I figured out how to properly animate it. And for a final touch I added a linear gradient to create a ground and sky.


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Flash & Fireworks: New York

In this animation I used many different things to create it. I first took the picture off the internet and put in CS4 Fireworks. Then I cropped the photo and added effects to the picture by using the burn tool, changing the contrast, and also using the paint tool. After making my four new images in Fireworks,  I put them in Flash and created a slideshow by using different layers with a Classic Tween. Then I lowered the alpha in the beginning of each Tween so that it would fade in. It was pretty easy, and I really liked Fireworks because it is simple and makes photos look so much better.

Flash: Bitmap

In this short animation, I used bitmap files(or pictures) and classic tweens. I learned how to import images from my files and then use them in Flash. I added the alpha effect on each of the images so that it would fade in as it moved toward the center and then fade out when it was going away from the center. Also, I left the Linkin Park symbol as the background to add effect.

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Flash: Kirby Slide

In this animation I learned how to create special effects in Flash. I first used a classic tween to make the Kirby move across the screen, but tilted it to look as if in a slide. Then I tilted it the other way in another tween to give the effect of an immediate halt. I copied the image and then added it in staggered layers to give it the motion blur. To make it look fast, I made the background layer move across the screen by creating a classic tween in inside the layer. Another effect I made was the dust cloud. By creating a classic tween and lowering the alpha, I was able to create a disappearing dust cloud. It was really fun to make this animation, especially when I could make it look like a legit movie clip.

Flash: Kirby Animation

In this animation I mainly used the Classic Tween in order to create the character's motions. I had to first make the character and convert every characteristic of the character into a symbol. For example, the I would make a the eye and convert it to a symbol naming it 'left eye'. Then I would make its pupil and convert it to a symbol naming that 'left pupil'. I learned that by making these all symbols, it was so much easier to animate and edit. I could select the whole character and resize everything at the same time. That alone would take about 5 min if I had resize every individual drawing on the character, yet by doing this it only took a few seconds. Also, this enabled me to easily edit each characteristic easily without messing up the rest of my animation. All I needed to do was double click on the symbol and edit it on its own. I really enjoyed creating this animation.

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Flash: Mountain Scene

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Mr. Briano's Embedded .swf File!

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Flash: Car

Flash: Growing Ball

In this stilled photo I created a ball that would grow in size, and then shrink back to its normal size repeatedly. I created it by using a Classic Tween on my symbol. Then I adjusted its properties so that it would have ease as it grew and as it shrunk. Also, I placed a shadow below the ball that grew and would shrink based on the ball's size. Just to add color, I added a background to the ball by using the rectangle tool and placing its layer behind the ball's and the shadow's.

Flash: Bouncing Ball

In this Flash file I had created a motion picture of a ball bouncing up and down. I created that by using the shape tool to create a ball, converted to a symbol, and then I used the timeline to make the ball move. In between my Key frames I placed a Classic Tween in which my symbol would move accordingly to where I placed it on each individual frames. I adjusted the properties of the Tween and then added ease when the ball would go up, then subtracting ease as it went down in order to create the look of gravity. I also added a shadow below the ball and used a radial gradient with a lowered alpha in order to make it more life-like. The shadow also decreases in size as the ball rises and increases as the ball gets closer to the ground.

Flash: Mountain Scene

In this image I used a lot of different tools. Even though this is a stilled photo, on Flash it is a moving picture. I created many different layers that each did something different. Each object had a Shape Tween on it and so it moved/morphed to my desire. The clouds moved to cover the sun, the birds dissapeared into the horizon, the sun set and the sky turned dark, and also the gradient that I placed on the snow-capped mountains moves too. I used a bunch of gradients on this picture, linear and radial. I also changed the alpha on the clouds so that they could appear a little bit transparent.

Flash: Tree

In this image I created a tree using the polystar tool. I learned how to make different polygons with a different number of sides. Then I put them all together to create a christmas tree with ornaments on it. I also added some gradient to a few stars.

Flash: Gradient

Making this image I learned how to use the Gradient tool on Flash. I was able to create a 3-D looking object just by making an circle and adding a gradient to it. Also, I used the rectangle and line tool to create 3-D boxes too.

Flash: City Car

In this image I created many objects using the rectangle tool. I learned how to resize these objects and also how to move them around in my image. But it was hard for me to make a car facing me, so it looks pretty bad.