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Seminar Schedule

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• Registration opens at 8:30am

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• Getting to Know Flash (10:00–11:00)

• Get up and running by learning the Flash interface and then creating your first document.  From there you’ll create your first flash drawing using tools familiar to most designers, thus creating your first Flash file!

  Creating Symbols & Importing Graphics (11:15–12:15)

• Symbols are the building blocks of Flash ,and in this session you’ll build a strong foundation using movie clips, buttons and graphic symbols.  Want to leverage artwork created in other programs?  Learn how to easily import artwork and convert to the symbol of your choice at the same time!

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  LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (12:15–1:15)

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• Creating Animations (1:15–2:30)
  

  Using your foundation of knowledge, you’ll dive into Flash’s ample ‘cool’ factor where you’ll build animations that include motion and shape tweens.  Want “out of the box” animation?  Learn how to use Motion Presets to get your graphics moving in no time at all.

  Introduction to Interactivity (2:45–3:45)
  

  In this session we’ll “open the hood” of Flash and really get graphics to do what we want them to do with interactivity.  Whether it’s controlling an animation or jumping to another web site you’ll learn the fundamentals of programming in ActionScript 3, without scaring the living daylights of you!

  Bringing InDesign and Illustrator Files to Life

• In this final session you’ll go beyond Flash by using other programs such as InDesign and Illustrator to create Flash content.  You’ll learn how to take a file created for print and bring it right into Flash with full creative control.  Do you have content made in Illustrator as well?  Bringing graphics in from Illustrator is as simple as a copy and paste.  Leveraging all your skills you’ve learned in Flash you’re sure to make your already created designs interactive and animated!

• Location

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St. John's University, Manhattan campus

Saval Auditorium at St. John's University

101 Murray St.
New York, NY 10007
The Saval Auditorium is a contemporary auditorium located in lower Manhattan. It is on the second floor and very easy to find. Within walking distance, you will find a variety of places you can go to for lunch. You will need to register prior to the event in order to gain access.

Travel information

Directions to St. John's University Manhattan Campus
101 Murray Street, New York, NY 10007; (212) 815-9232
Located in New York City's Financial District, the Manhattan campus is easily accessible by mass transit. If you are traveling by car, the campus's location on the West Side Highway makes it easy to reach whether you are driving from upstate, the city's other boroughs, Long Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania or any of the area's major airports. The campus is located between Greenwich Street and West Street on Murray Street.

BY CAR:

From Western Upstate New York:
New York State Thruway to Route 81 south, to Route 17 East, to New York State Thruway at Harriman, New York. Proceed to Palisades Parkway, to George Washington Bridge, to Henry Hudson Parkway, which becomes the West Side Highway South. Proceed past Canal Street, past Borough of Manhattan Community College, and turn left on Murray Street.

From Eastern Upstate New York:
Take the Major Deegan Expressway (Route 87) to the Triborough Bridge, cross the bridge to Manhattan and onto the FDR Drive South. Exit at 23rd Street. Proceed west on 23rd Street across town to the West Side Highway (West Street). Turn left and go past Canal Street, past the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and turn left on Murray Street.

From New Jersey/Pennsylvania:
Proceed through the Holland Tunnel to Canal Street; go past Hudson Street and turn right on Varick Street, which feeds into West Broadway. Stay on West Broadway to Murray Street, turn right on Murray Street, and proceed two blocks to the campus.

From Long Island:
Take the Long Island Expressway to the Midtown Tunnel. Proceed west to the West Side Highway (West Street). Make a left turn and go past Canal Street, past the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and turn left on Murray Street.

* Pay parking is available at Park Right Corp. at the corner of West Street and Murray Street, near the Embassy Suites.

BY SUBWAY:
Subway Stops Near St. John's Manhattan Campus:

Train Number Stop
1,2,3 & 9 %uFFFD Broadway/7th Avenue Line Chambers Street (2 blocks from Murray St.)
A, C, & E %uFFFD 8th Avenue Line Chambers Street (2 blocks from Murray St.)
N & R Line City Hall
4, 5, & 6 %uFFFD Lexington Avenue Brooklyn Bridge

The campus is also convenient to buses and New Jersey ferries (NY Waterways goes from Hoboken to the World Financial Center.)