Introduction to After Effects training
- Course focuses on After Effects for beginners, teaching motion graphics and visual effects.
- Ideal for newcomers and those with limited After Effects experience.
- Covers key tools like animation techniques, layer control, effects, and masks.
- Content includes working with shapes, effects, track mattes, masks, and type animation.
- Duration of the course is 2 days.
Overview
This After Effects training course for beginners focuses on teaching key techniques for creating motion graphics and visual effects for websites and apps. The course covers tools like animation techniques, layer control, effects, track mattes, and masks. Ideal for newcomers and those with limited experience in After Effects, the training aims to help participants achieve stunning visual results. Topics include getting started with After Effects, animation techniques, layer control, working with shapes, effects, track mattes, masks, type, type animation, and exporting compositions. The course spans 2 days.
Who should attend
Motion Graphics Designers
Course Content
After Effects training course for beginners, teaching key techniques for creating motion graphics and visual effects to show on websites and use in apps.
Introduction to After Effects training covers key tools and features you’ll use to achieve stunning visual results, including animation techniques, layer control, effects, track mattes and masks.
This course is ideal for newcomers to After Effects, and those with limited After Effects experience.
Course content
Getting Started with After Effects
- What is Adobe After Effects…?
- Tour of the interface
- Setting preferences
- Setting Auto-Save
Getting started
- Creating a new project/composition
- Creating a new composition from footage
- Importing assets
- Organising assets
- Working with layers
Animation techniques
- Keyframing
- Temporal and spatial keyframes
- Motion paths
- Modifying motion paths
- Orientation
- Anchor point essentials
- Roving across time
- Easing keyframes
- Exponential scale
- The Graph Editor
- Motion sketch
Layer control
- Arrange, organise and navigate layers
- Lock, hide and solo layers
- Understand Switches and Modes view
Working with Shapes
- Understanding how shape layers work in After Effects
- Creating shape layers
- Multiple shapes on the same layer?
- Shapes and their anchor points
- Moving anchor points
- Animating shapes
Effects
- Examples of effects
- Applying effects
- Customising effects properties
Track Mattes and Masks
- Creating Masks
- Creating Track Mattes
- Differences between masks and track mattes
- Animating masks and track mattes
Type and type animation
- Working with type
- Basic text animation
- Text animation presets
- Layer styles
Exporting your Compositions
- Export options in After Effects
- Exporting directly from After Effects
- Exporting through Media Encoder
Duration:2 Days
Cost:£345 + Vat
