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Traveled half way across the country from Wisconsin to California so I could follow my dreams of becoming an actress. I'm documenting my adventures along with the struggles of the true Hollywood story of a no name girl trying to break into the filmmaking industry. I'm not going to sugar coat anything or lie about my experiences to make the journey sound better then what honestly is going on. I will be revealing the true reality, the success if any, and the heartache of what happens when trying to reach this one in a million dream. So come on this roller coaster with me and my dog Gizmo to see for yourself what it takes to make it, what it doesn't, or maybe you'll realize this dream could in fact be for you.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Working in Flash for Next Website I'm Designing

Today i worked in flash to practice and keep getting better at learning how to use it. Flash is streaming animation for websites (since i am a web-designer, it is a good idea to know how to use flash in today's generation). Flash can be used throughout an HTML website or can be used for the whole website. Flash files are referred to as Flash movies. Flash is .swf files that are fast to load on a web browser and make websites less boring in my opinion. I haven't worked with flash on my web designs much but that will all change for the next website i am creating. I am working on a web series site for "One Night Stand" which is a show about a Minneapolis rock band and the truth behind the rock-star life.

Starting off today, I did two simple flash exercises to get my feet wet and created a fake bar banner along with a green alien who runs around the screen. I took snap shots of the finished products but you can't see the animation since it is just a picture.



After finishing the two simple exercises i realized flash is similar to other web design programs i use like Photoshop and Dreamweaver. By all means flash isn't exactly the same as those programs but i thought it was similar enough for me to understand how to use it. Convincing myself flash is comparable, i attempted to create a gallery for the One Night Stand web series.  Assuming I'd get a good head start with designing the beginning of the gallery; however, i actually got close to finished with it (may add more photos later with a scrolling sidebar). I attached photos below of what the gallery looks like; although, you can't see what it actually does. When you hover over a picture with your mouse a blue line appears on the top letting you know you can click the picture. Once you click the photo you'll hear a camera sound and the picture fades in from white like the photo was just being taken. I haven't designed the background of the site, as of right now it is just white with no other creation besides the photo gallery.

Some of the coding for the Gallery




Feel free to comment, critique, or ask questions

-Jahnna Randall

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