2d Flash Animation Final
After many sleepless nights and a semester of trying to figure out AS3, I’m just about done. I finished my final for my 2d animation class. It’s a flash based application which loads my other class projects externally and is a display of my skills learned over the semester.
I tried to think out of the box with this one, instead of having a static menu and a view screen, I tried to create a little environment for the user to interact with. I illustrated everything in what I consider “my style”, influenced by artists like M.C.Escher, Albrecht Duurer, Todd Mcfarlane, and R.Crumb. I love lots of contrast in the use of creating shadow and form. I also attempted to add many little subtle nuances such as a blur on object as the come into view, to give the effect of speed and motion.
Also fading out background elements when a selection is made to direct focus and get rid of background distractions. I tried to add little “easter eggs” in on some background elements just for fun. I would have liked to add more but there are time constraints and I do have other projects to do also.
I also had to do more action script programming than previous projects to have an added level of interactivity. I had a big problem with my earlier projects creating bugs when loaded into my final. Because the beginner projects were so rudimentary, much of the sound and script in it had to be reworked. I spent a couple days banging my head against a wall trying to figure out were my final was creating bugs and it ended up being caused by my first project when it got loaded in for viewing. Anyways, here it is. A show of all the animating skills learned over the course of one semester in 2d animation at Cuyahoga Community College.
Click the image and you’ll be taken to my portfolio page where this project is at. Enjoy!!