Buttons
Making buttons can be really fun and is an essential skill if you want to give your viewer the ability to interact with your movie. This series of tutorials will lead you through making very basic buttons to complex buttons.
I usually take one week for this. Once students finish they also make the "Super Cool Button Project". This is an open ended assignment asking students to practice what they learn and show off their skills.
Basic Buttons
This is a one period activity.
Glowing Button
This tutorial covers how to include a movie clip in a button.
Tutorial (10:44)
Assignment (pdf)
Invisible Buttons
Cast of Friends
I usually take one week for this. Once students finish they also make the "Super Cool Button Project". This is an open ended assignment asking students to practice what they learn and show off their skills.
Basic Buttons
This is a one period activity.
- Activity01: Basic Buttons
Activity02: Buttons with a Text Layer - Activity03: Text Buttons
Glowing Button
This tutorial covers how to include a movie clip in a button.
Tutorial (10:44)
Assignment (pdf)
Invisible Buttons
Cast of Friends
- Assignment (pdf) | Image (jpg) Example (swf)
- Tutorial (9:26)