I’m speaking at Promax/BDA NYC this year. Three sessions total. A lot of talking and I have a lot to cover! I’ll post more info on each session when I can, with a post-mortem as well. It’s going to be a blast! 10:30AM – 11:30PM – Introduction to Flash for Video Professionals Join Paul Trani, an Adobe Certified Expert, to get an overview of Flash Video and how to easily get your videos online. Working […]
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Adobe OnDemand Seminar: Flash Authoring for Video Professionals
Flash Authoring for Video Professionals CS3: The Creative License eSeminar Series Join me in this OnDemand seminar to find out how to easily add Flash Video content to your website. With tips and tricks for you to take away, this session is ideal for any videographer ready to take their video online.
Read MoreAfter Effects CS3: 3D Type Tutorial
So if you want to see what’s possible with the 3D Transform property in After Effects, here’s a great tutorial by Brian Maffitt. Plus, this site just has some great digital video tutorials. Check it out.
Read MoreThe Principles of Animation
Here’s a quick study I did on the Principles of Animation, as illustrated in “The Illusion of Life” by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson.Two of the nine fathers of animation at Disney.
Read MoreSnowball Fight!
I created this Snowball Fight game a very long time ago. Probably around ’99. But it’s a good example of what just a little code and some animation can do. I appear in the game as well so go ahead and nail me if you want.
Read MoreThrow Tomatoes! Desktop Widget
Here’s a desktop widget that will allow you to throw tomatoes at any web site you think sucks. Still need to build in code so you can’t throw any at my sites. š At any rate, download it here, or even download the code that created it. Enjoy!
Read MoreBest Buy Quiz Game
I created this trivia game to educate and motivate Best Buy reps to more actively sell cable services at their respective stores. It actually was created to play full screen at tradeshow pods. I think it turned out pretty well and since it was built using XML it was easy to update. Plus I had great print creative to work from. Check it out!
Read MoreHappy Fun Ball! Desktop Widget
I created this desktop widget to show what some Flash animation, ActionScript and MDM Zinc can do for your desktop. Unzip the file and run the exe to see the Happy Fun Ball appear on your screen. (I promise it’s not spyware.) Then grab and throw at your leisure! Here is the source file for creating this project. I’ve commented all the code so it’s easy to understand, but if you have any questions then […]
Read MoreBacardi Flavors Recipe Book
I really only had a small part in developing this online, fully customizable recipe book. I worked on the animation portion. In short, go to bacardiflavors.com, create your own recipe book and then have it printed and mailed to yourself or a friend within weeks. How cool is that! Or view it online. Here’s my version. Check it out.
Read MoreArizona Interactive Map
I’m particularly proud of this project due to the heavy ActionScript I had to do. Basically it’s an interactive map of key areas in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. All the locations are dynamically being pulled in and displayed based on their latitude/longitude. Also, it was tricky moving the small inset map based on the large map, regardless of how far you’ve zoomed in. It was tough. Come to think of it, this project was a pain […]
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