ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS INTRO

Duration: 2 Days

Cost: £600 + VAT

Course Available Online and Onsite

Learn the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects and start creating stunning motion graphics and visual effects.

Our 2-day, hands-on introductory course will quickly get you familiar with the interface, workflow, and essential tools of After Effects. By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid foundation and the confidence to use After Effects in a professional environment.

The focus is on practical, hands-on exercises, including:

Integrating video with Photoshop and Illustrator graphics
Working with video layers and keyframes
Applying filters and effects for dynamic visuals
Rendering and optimising your projects for broadcast TV and social media

Gain the skills to bring your creative ideas to life and start producing high-quality motion graphics with confidence.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Any one who needs a good solid grounding in the basics of creating motion graphics and visual effects in Adobe After Effects.

PREREQUISITES

You need no previous experience of Adobe After Effects to attend this course.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1

Setting up a project
Using the Project window
Importing Media
Creating a New Composition
Composition Settings
Amending Composition Settings
Adding media to a composition
Layers
Using layers
Layer order
Turning layer visibility on and off
Soloing layers
Hiding layers
Locking Layers
Working with layers over time
Using the Timeline
Trimming layers
Animating layers independently
Using Text Layers
Using Shape layers
The Transform properties
Using Blend Modes
Animating Scale, position, Rotation Anchor Point, Opacity
Keyframe basics
Adding Keyframes,
Deleting Keyframes,
Moving Keyframes,
Amending Keyframe Values
Keyframe interpolation basics
Copying & pasting Keyframes
Adding Effects
Amending Effects
Effects Controls Tab
Keyframing & Animating effects
Adding Text
Amending & Formatting Text
Adding Text animation pre-sets
Retiming Text animation pre-sets
Using Layer styles
Adding Graphics
Turning a layer into a 3D layer
Moving and rotating in 3D
Understanding and creating Pre-Comps
Using Pre-Comps
Using a Track Matte
Using Alpha channels
Looping video footage
Rendering & exporting a final movie
Optimising for social media or Broadcast

Day 2

Round tripping with Adobe Premiere Pro
Importing Compositions into Premiere Pro
Dynamic Link
Exporting from Premiere Pro to After Effects
Importing layers from Photoshop
Importing Layered Illustrator Files
Turning Illustrator Files into editable vector graphics
Making Photoshop Text editable
Making Photoshop Layer Styles editable
Creating a path
Animating shapes along a Path
Auto-Orient
More about key frames
Further principles of key framing
Copying and pasting key frames
Key frame assistants
Time reverse key framing
Simultaneously editing multiple key frames
Using Parent and Child layers
Adding Motion Blur
Introduction to using mattes
Making layers react interactively
Motion Tracking
Shot stabilisation