OK…so this is the day I submit my flash work.

It has been a very interesting journey learning about action scripts and the possibilities of flash macromedia. A collegue and dear friend of mine uses the software but never untill now figured out why it was so time consuming!.

 I must say i am proud of my achievement having just started using the software just over a month now and instead of filling up this blogg with my flash animations (mostly unssuccesful at times-hey it is a learning curve!) 

I really had some ambitious ideas, however it is not yet time to pursue them in flash but rather find out how they can be achieved and develop them further. 

 +MAADM [Site&Motion]_[Flash Animation] Installation Interior

This is the basic idea for an installation interface.

A brief idea on how the animation could be navigated through an installation using touch, and proximity sensors.

[Flash Animation] Development- Interactive Animation Scene2

A link to the development and all files related to this module.

[Flash Animation] Development- Scene-01

Using Masks to reveal images or glimpses of an image:

[Flash Animation] Development- Masking_Option01

[Flash Animation] Development-Masking_Option02

[Flash Animation] Development-Masking_Option03

Cursor Interactivity-Revised

Cursor Interactivity_Extending beyond the photograph frame.

[Flash Animation] Development- First attempt

Pan Test-Revised

[Flash Animation] Development- Interactive Animation-PanTest

A short test experimenting expanding beyond the frame by replicating “pan” effect.

original test at 24pfs

[Flash Animation] Development- Interactive Animation 03

After producing a series of tests and familiarizing myself with flash I produced a short animation, the first of its series using interactivity through the combination of symbols, buttons and motion tweens.

Although the idea is still at its infancy It is my desire to produce a small interactive animation testing the notion of memory and negative aura. The short piece of writing submitted to explain the meaning of the collective set of photographs that make the backbone of the animation will be an interactive portal where users may be able to expand text to a readable size. This in turn will act as button to activate an animation or still photograph associated to the meaning of the specific word chosen-A sort of visual dictionary.

Although I feel that this idea will be a great exercise it is by no means a finalized concept. Please go ahead and engage with the short animation (by moving your cursor within the space above)-there is a hidden button that will activate a short image, see if you can find it and enjoy!

[Flash Animation] Development- Interactive Animation Test02

Just expanding on the previous animation by adding an extra scene, a beam of light is revealed once the cursor hovers above a certain point (as the image becomes completely dark). Once such button is clicked it activates a short glimpse of the image in its original state. Decay is animated on the background surface by very subtle moments leading to a button reveling itself through short flashes. I am certain that the button should create a link to the exploration of another image. Ideally I would like a small set of particles following the cursor movement and slowly revealing an image. This will call upon the use of masks to reveal an image and its the next point of exploration.

Please engage with the short animation and watch out for the decay.

[Flash Animation] Development- Interactive Animation 01

After producing a series of tests and familiarizing myself with flash I produced a short animation, the first of its series using interactivity through the combination of symbols, buttons and motion tweens.

Although the idea is still at its infancy It is my desire to produce a small interactive animation testing the notion of memory and negative aura. The short piece of writing submitted to explain the meaning of the collective set of photographs that make the backbone of the animation will be an interactive portal where users may be able to expand text to a readable size. This in turn will act as button to activate an animation or still photograph associated to the meaning of the specific word chosen-A sort of visual dictionary.

Although I feel that this idea will be a great exercise it is by no means a finalized concept. Please go ahead and engage with the short animation (by moving your cursor within the space above)-there is a hidden button that will activate a short image, see if you can find it and enjoy!

Original Version

Alternative Version

[Flash Animation] Development- Simple Interactive Animation

This is a simple interactive excercise using ‘buttons’. Please engage with the the short animation (by moving your cursor within the space above)and find a single button that will give glimpses of the photograph in its original state on mouse click.