Brendan issued a disclaimer about lack of preparedness at the beginning of the class — this being the first time they’d done such a thing — but it seemed like a non-issue to me. The room was oozing with animation and Flash knowledge and if the current speaker touched on a topic that someone else thought merited expounding, he’d step up and do it.

In that way, they didn’t need to be quite as prepared because they all knew what they were talking about and work well together — and the style gave the class an open, relaxed feeling that I would imagine mirrors the work environment at a place where people seem to have good chemistry. And there were donuts.

There were some things about the business and other stages of production (writing, design, storyboarding) that I would have liked to have heard about, but given that this was a class focused on Flash, it would have been hard to pack more into a two day class.

I still can’t believe how complex those character comp FLAs are. Great stuff.

I just sent you an email.
I love the otters on your website intro. Thx!

Freedom Lover: It seems like I ought to be the President of Paramount to my fan club too, but what does my mother know? LOL.

Run a class? Now there’s a thought. But at this point I’m a little more interested in just comparing notes with other pro Flash folks. But a class could be fun. Do they still ban corporal punishment here in California I wonder? Hmmmm…..

Unemployed= lots of free time

- Freedom Lover

Aaron, thanks for the info. I only started following Cold Hard Flash on a daily basis back in November and I must’ve missed the banner. I was just surprised I hadn’t heard anything closer to the date. I’m always interested in hearing about how other people use Flash.

-Aaron