Moving Image Technical Course

Weekly session outlines and overviews

Session 1 & 2: Learning the Timeline; Flash CS5
Download PSD file ->
Session One Outline ->
Link to session using the new motion editor ->
Intro to Flash Program ->
Link to Flash examples click ->
Link to masking example ->
Link to Muybridge video ->

Session 3: Flash Extended, masks, motion guides and interaction through actionscript & importing and embedding video
This session we will be looking at some hands on examples of different techniques you can use when animating in Flash. As well as this we will be taking a peak under the bonnet of flash and looking at actionscript - the Flash coding language
Support files to download ->
Interactivity - buttons in Flash ->
Using Video in Flash ->
Video Support files ->

Processing with the webcam and a nose at arduino and processing

This session we will look at how you can get the outside world interacting with processing, we will use the mouse, the webcam and arduino

Camera code -->
Link to related tutorial on generative animation -->
Link to book on processing for image analysis (in extensions) -->

Arduino into processing -->

 

Premiere and out
This session we will be looking at video production and editing using Premiere. You will be shown how to get stuff in, do stuff with it and get it out. For content you will be searching the open source archive.org and trying to come up with footage relating to a particular theme given to you.
Archive.org website ->
Premiere and Final Cut Basics ->
Why is it a funny size and what are all those wavy lines; dimensions and interlacing ->


After Effects - animation compositing and special effects
This session we will be using animation tools in After Effects. After Effects is a special effects, compositing and animation package with lots of powerful features.
Session files ->
Barbed wire ->
Clouds ->
Extra files ->

 

 

Links to useful sites to learn flash:
gotoAndLearn.com -> kirupa -> flashCafe -> Flash inspiration: Levitated -> Brendan Dawes -> Lifaros -> Ze Frank ->
me -> serious me -> and silly me -> Eden of the East intro ->

Premiere and out
This session we will be looking at video production and editing using Premiere. You will be shown how to get stuff in, do stuff with it and get it out. For content you will be searching the open source archive.org and trying to come up with footage relating to a particular theme given to you.
Archive.org website ->
Premiere and Final Cut Basics ->
Why is it a funny size and what are all those wavy lines; dimensions and interlacing ->

Maya 3D animation
This session we will be taking a flying look at Maya which can be used for 3D animation and visualisation
Intro to maya pdf ->
Cameras, animation and rendering ->
Landmarks cut-outs ->