Here is my project.  I have split it into 3 parts.   The first part is my shape and classic tween.  I made the star as the shape tween and it changes shape and colors in the middle. Then I had the classic tween as the UFO and it uses a guided layer.  These are relatively simple.  But watching some of the tutorials helped understand.

                The Motion tween was a little more difficult.  Not necessarily the tween itself, but the easing that was required.  I changed the transformation on the star to make the transformation a little slower.  I added a skew and a scale, and this makes it look really cool…kind of like a spaceship from asteroids.  I liked it.  As for the lightbulb (the white mass) I used the smoke motion preset and then added a sine wave.  This makes the whole animation seem a little longer, I think.

                I am really enjoying the animations.  My last piece is the one we did in class, but I wanted to share it again, because I really enjoyed it, and employed the lesson from this one into the UFO on my first part.

                The tutorials are great, and I am going to go back and watch them and keep on learning.  I watched a couple of them a few times, once a day so I could really grasp what I was doing, and though I am still a newbie.  I think I am getting better.  And the tutorials have helped.  Also, doing google searches has helped for some things, like the easing part.  I used this site:  http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flashcs4/custom_easing_flashcs4_pg1.htm