Three down, one to go!

I've been doing quite well in this, if I do say so myself :

Photography assignment = 70%
10 second movie = 68%
IPTV presentaion = 71%

By my calculations, that puts me on 54% for the unit, which means that I need 80% to get a first. Oh well, it's not the end of the world. 80% is unlikely, but I can still aim for it. The flipside is that I have actually already passed, and can take this one easy if I so desire. (I'm not gonna, though!)

The 4th and final assignment piece is to create a flash interface for a website, based on either a moive or a game. We need to show understanding of the concept of tweening, use some action scripting, and include a pre-loader. The actual animation we are to produce is to be between 10 and 20 seconds.

That's not actually a lot. (What is John's obsession with shortness? 10 second movies, and now this? There is an obvious suggestion, but I won't go there...) But, I think I shouldn't really have too much of a problem with making something good. If anything, I am more likely to have to extend my storyline than I am to compress it.

I have decided to go with one of Capcom's extensive range of Street Fighter games. The main reason for this is that I think I can make something quite interesting with just basic animation. The idea I have is of close-ups of certain characters in mid-fight stances, and some usage of anime style 'speed lines' as background. I can then also fade in M. Bison over the top, to suggest that he is the bad guy. Putting 20 seconds of this together should be a doddle.

There is absolutely ZERO shortage of animated gifs available on the web, should I choose to go down that route. Or, if I perhaps want some more detailed artwork, then I can easily find some of that, too. I even know a couple of people who can draw the stuff for me, if needs be. That's the good thing about using one of the most popular series of games of all time. Also, the fact that I have been playing the games myself since they came out in 1990 helps, as I know them inside-out.

So, the first thing I should do, I suppose, is to get my story from out of my head, and onto some paper/a notepad. Then, make the animation. The pre-loader and interactive part can be done afterwards. In fact, it's kinda pointless doing the pre-loader until there is something to pre-load!