Flash Basics

Questions:
1) What type of file can be modified in Flash CS3? (just list the file ending)
A) .fla

2) What is the national standard for American television video broadcast?
A) NTSC

3) What part of the Flash interface displays the movie you are working on?
A)stage

4) You need to turn these on BEFORE you can use guides.
A)Right click on the "graphic" label and select "Add Motion Guide" from the pop-up window.

5) What is the gray area surrounding the Stage in Flash CS3?
A) the work area

6) What is the magnetic pull of objects to a grid? (this grid can be turned on/off)
A)The objects snap to the grid set up by Flash.

7) What is the default frame rate for Web playback in Flash CS3?
A)12

8) What is exporting your final Flash CS3 file called?
A)The final file type is SWF.

9) Designing for the Web is normally measured in what unit of measure?
A)The web is measured in pixels.

10) What are palettes in Flash CS3 called?
A)Flash uses panels instead of palettes.

Hocus-Focus

Differences:
1:Kid on right's shirt
2:Bus sign post
3:Tree's poster

4:Antenna on car
5:Kid on lefts hat
6:Dog is farther from kid on left

Differences:
1. kids hat
2. plant
3. wife's shirt sleeve tip is striped in the bottom picture
4. lantern in doorway
5. wife's collor is smaller in top picture
6. Glasses in dad's hand in top picture and not in bottom.

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Questions:

1. How would this activity help you as an HTML programmer?
A. Spot differences between things.

2. How many differences did you discover?
A. 6 out of 6.

3. Do you see these differences once they were pointed out to you?
A. Didn't need to since I found all. But maybe if I didn't.

4. Discuss what you can do to write better code in the future.
A. Practice and pay attention!

What I learned from a Guest Speaker

A guest speaker from the Art Institute of Houston came to my class on Dec. 4. I have payed attention to only four ideas though.

1. There is a culinary program which I find interesting because I like to cook.

2.There is a media arts program for sounds and videos which is pretty neat.

3.There is a Fashion program which doesn't in the least bit interest me.

4. And there is a Design program in which design school graduates add imagination and aesthetics to our world.

The Brave Pictures being used

Me.

The whale being used.

Found at:
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/Minke_whale_wikipedia_4-3-2009.jpg

The beach as the background.

Found at: http://weblogs.java.net/blog/caroljmcdonald/archive/Jacksonville-Beach-Ocean-View.jpg

The elephant being used for the ears and trunk.

Found at:
http://www.aidanhiggins.com/images/elephant1.jpg

The tiger being used for the body.

Found at: http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20080118/tiger_540x315.jpg

What I will do for Mutant

I will combine to the pictures together to make the Wheleigeran. The back will be the whale, the face will be a human, and fangs are a tigers, the ears are an elephants, and so is the trunk/nose.

The Mutant's Story

The Wheleigeran is an uncommon mutant. It is a cross between a whale, a tiger, an elephant, and a human. The Wheleigeran is normally found on beaches and is a land and sea mutant, so the Wheleigeran can breathe both air and water. The back of the Wheleigeran is the whale part. The midsection is the tiger and the head is an elephant, a human and some tiger. While we do not know of its origins we do know how it survives. We also however do not know of its gender or if it is the last of its kind. We do know that it is an omnivore. It has a diet of mostly fish and any vegetation in its area. Even though it has some of a human head we cannot say that it can talk. Studies are being held as we speak to try and see if it has the ability to speak our language. If the Wheleigeran can speak then we may be able to locate more and do more studies on the Wheleigeran and possibly find out its origins.

Mutant Project

For this project I will be creating a mutant from pictures I put together in photoshop.