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Create a Flash disco advertisement

This Flash unit of work allows you to learn some of the key techniques for Flash development including frame-by-frame animation and shape tweening.

Disco Stu!

Your task is to create your own advertisement for an upcoming disco.
 
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Introduction

While you listen to the following funky disco music (just under 4 minutes) you need to come up with ideas for what a quality disco advert needs to include.

  • What do you think an ideal advert would include?
  • What would you actually create?
  • What tools or resources would you use?
  • How could you grab your audience's attention in the best possible way?

Play that funky music! (MP3 audio)

  • Disco Stu

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Part 1 - Frame by Frame animation

This section helps you put together a basic disco light animation
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Part 2 - Creating a shape tween

This section helps you put together a background colour fade effect
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Part 3 - Adding your promotional text

This section helps you add your message to the advertisement
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Conclusion / Plenary

Watch the example of a finished disco advert:
  • Finished disco advert example file

    • How much of this could you now create yourself?
    • Are you able to identify 3 key aspects of the advert?
    • What else could you add to yours to complete it?

    Finished example



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