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Adobe After Effects Intermediate Training, UK Training, Cut-it Training

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS FOR DESIGNERS - INTRO

Duration: 2 Days

Cost: £600 + VAT

Course Available Online and Onsite

Welcome to the After Effects for Graphic Designers course, specifically tailored to help graphic designers transition into the world of motion graphics and animated typography.

This hands-on course is ideal for those who want to expand their skills to include dynamic, animated content for use in digital media, social platforms, and web-based projects.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Specifically designed for graphic designers moving into the world of motion graphics, in this introductory course, you’ll learn the fundamental tools and techniques in Adobe After Effects, focusing on practical applications for producing engaging motion graphics and eye-catching animated typography. Whether you’re looking to animate text, add motion to static designs, or enhance digital projects with moving elements, this course is for you.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Animate Typography and Graphics: Learn to bring text and static graphics to life with movement, perfect for creating professional animations for titles, banners, and social media content.
Use Keyframes Effectively: Understand the basics of keyframing to control the motion, scale, and other attributes of your design elements over time.
Incorporate Illustrator and Photoshop Assets: Seamlessly import and animate graphics designed in Photoshop and Illustrator, allowing for a cohesive workflow across Adobe Creative Cloud applications.
Master Text Animators and Graphic Effects: Dive into text animators and other graphic-based effects in After Effects to add style and energy to your projects.
Render and Export Projects: Learn essential rendering techniques and settings to optimise your animations for various outputs like screen, social media, and the web.

Hands-On Approach
This course is structured around practical, real-world exercises, giving you the chance to experiment and apply your skills as you learn. From the basics of timeline manipulation to rendering high-quality output, each exercise builds on the previous, ensuring that by the end of the course, you’re comfortable using After Effects as part of your design workflow.

PREREQUISITES

No previous experience with After Effects is required, making this course suitable for any graphic designer ready to dive into motion graphics.
Join us and start your journey in creating animated graphics and typography that can bring any design project to life!

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1

Starting a project 

Using the Project window
The Composition window
Composition settings
Composition Pre-sets
The layers panel
Working with layers
The timeline
Trimming layers
Playing a composition
Basic layout tools
Basic transform controls
The Properties Panel

Working with key frames

Animating graphic elements
Re-timing animations
Updating keyframes
Deleting keyframes
Precisely controlling animations
Synchronising actions

Working with Shape Layers

Stroke & Fill settings
Understanding Keyframe animation
Animating position and scale
Customising a motion path
Animating transform controls
Using multiple shapes in a shape layer
The Add button
Wiggle
Wiggle transform
Repeaters
Using Brainstorm to experiment and refine design

Importing Vector graphics

Illustrator and EPS import
Importing Layers
Layer size v’s document size
Previewing vector graphics
Converting to shape layers
Editing an imported vector graphic in After Effects
Groups
Optimising vector graphics for use in After Effects

 Importing layers from Photoshop

Layer size v’s document size
Using Alpha channels
Working with anchor points
Importing layer styles
Importing blend modes
Mask options
Working with Photoshop text layers
Anchor points explained
Pre-composing
Parenting
Null Objects

Importing video

Resolution
Frame size
Frame rate

Masks

Different layer masking techniques
Creating animated Bezier mattes
Adjustment layers
Variable mask feathering
Trimming and moving layers
Modifying layer time properties
Time Remap

Day 2

Animating a 2D Scene

Optimising a multilayered Vector Graphic
Working with groups
Creating sub groups
Animating layers
Animating Groups
Using the shape layer add button with groups
Copying and pasting key frames
Key frame assistants
Time reverse key frames
Simultaneously editing multiple key frames

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

Trim paths

Drawing lines & outlines
Using trim paths with multiple shapes

Working with text

Using text layers
Bevel & Drop shadow
Sheen effect

Working with text animators

 Animating text • Using text layers
Adding Text animators
Customising text animators
Reversing Text animators
Saving preset text animators

Track Mattes

Using shapes as masks
Using Text as Masks

Export Options

H264
Master Files
Animated Giffs