Flash Animation for Invitations Web Site

We need a set of 4 Flash animations for a online invitation website under development. These animations will be used as headers for the invitation cards and must satisfy the constraints and description specified in the "Deliverables" section. ## Deliverables Following constraints will apply to each Flash animation: 1. Each animation must consist of 6 to 8 seconds of play time. 2. The pixel size of the animation is 525 pixels (horizontal) X 432 pixels (vertical). 3. The Flash animation is displayed on a layer above the actual user-specific invitation card. At the end of the animation, the invitation card on the lower layer needs to be presented to the user. Therefore, each animation needs to have an empty and transparent frame at the end. In case, the animation has a fading effect at the end, the fading process should be 1.5 to 2 seconds long. 4. The file size of the animation (.SWF file) MUST be restricted to 15 kilobytes or less. 5. Both the .FLA source file and the .SWF animation file will be delivered to us. 6. Animation files must be in Flash 7 or higher. The description of the 4 required animations is below. Each must be constructed as a seperate .FLA animation file. 1. Envelope Theme - A small envelope twirls around the canvas growing in size until it settles at the center. Its flaps then open up one by one revealing the caption "You are Invited!" printed inside. As the animation ends, the whole image starts to fade away. The last image is an empty transparent frame as mentioned in the constraints above. It is preferred that the envelope be white and the background is a dark color such as dark grey or navy blue. The caption will be in bold, dark orange. If there is a trade-off against the file size limit, it is preferred to keep the opening of the envelope flaps a smooth motion and compromise on the initial motion of the envelope before it settles at the center. 2. Champagne Theme - The animation starts with a champagne bottle closed with a cork at the center of the canvas. Soon the cork pops out leading to the release of a fizz from the top of the bottle. As the fizz clears, the caption "Let's Party!" becomes visible. The letters in the caption start to fall down in a random manner as the image slowly fades away. It is preferred that the champagne bottle be black and the background be a festive orange or gold. The caption can be in a dark color that contrasts well with the background. 3. Racing Theme - A cake with a single lighted candle sits on a race track. A auto mechanic walks up and bolts on wheels and a smokepipe to the cake. Fumes start to come from the smokepipe (the cake's "engine" has turned on) and then the cake zooms off to the right raising a cloud of dust. As the dust clears, the caption "It's a Birthday Party" appears. After a second, the whole image starts to fade. The background is bright green and the cake is a pink strawberry cake. The mechanic wears grey clothes. The dust cloud is white and the caption appears in orange, bold letters. If the file size constraint (.SWF file must be less than 12 kilobytes) is too tight, then the animation can start at the point where the mechanic is starting to bolt wheels on to the cake. 4. Jack in the Box Theme - A closed Jack-in-the-Box sits at the center of the canvas. It has a small lever/shift gear attached to it that presumably opens it. A bumblebee flies in from the left edge of the canvas and settles on the lever. Out pops a friendly monster face to cover most of the canvas area and in his mouth, there is a note that reads "Come to the Party!". A second later, the whole image starts to fade away. The preferred background color is white. The Jack-in-the-box is a cheery red. The bumblebee is yellow. The friendly monster face is purple and the note in his mouth has a white background with red, bold letters for the caption. All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc.). Deliverables must be completed in the time duration specified at time of bid. ## Platform The Flash animation must be in Flash 7 or higher