Adobe After Effects
2-3 months
Overview
This course is ideal for aspiring motion designers, visual effects artists, or anyone interested in learning After Effects for creative projects. ou'll learn how to use After Effects to animate text, create stunning visual effects, and integrate graphics with video. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this course will guide you through essential After Effects tools, techniques, and creative concepts used by motion designers and visual effects artists.Through practical projects, you'll learn how to work with keyframes, advanced animation techniques, masking, 3D layers, and special effects to bring your creative ideas to life. By the end of the course, you'll be proficient in After Effects and ready to create dynamic animations and effects for film, TV, web, e invites and social media.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction to After Effects & Basic Tools
- Overview of After Effects workspace and interface
- Understanding the Timeline, Layers, and Composition panel
- Importing and organizing media: video, images, and audio
- Working with layers: creating and managing solid layers, text layers, and shape layers
- Basic animation with position, scale, and rotation keyframes
- Working with Keyframes & Basic Animation
- Introduction to keyframes and the timeline
- Creating simple animations with position, opacity, and scale
- Using the Graph Editor to fine-tune animations
- Animating text: creating typewriter effects, bouncy text, and more
- Working with the timeline and easing for smoother animations
- Masking, Shape Layers, and Path Animation
- Using masks to reveal, hide, or shape objects
- Animating shapes and paths: creating simple motion graphics
- Working with the Pen Tool to create custom shapes and paths
- Using shape layer effects: stroke, fill, and path animations
- Advanced masking techniques and using the Roto Brush tool for rotoscoping
- Working with Effects & Presets
- Introduction to the Effects panel: applying visual effects to layers
- Using built-in effects: blurs, distortions, and color correction
- Exploring adjustment layers and how they affect multiple layers
- Creating animated effects using built-in presets
- Customizing and modifying effect parameters using keyframes
- 3D Layers, Cameras, and Lights
- Introduction to 3D layers, cameras, and lights in After Effects
- Converting layers to 3D and manipulating 3D space
- Setting up and animating cameras for dynamic motion
- Working with lights and shadows to create realistic 3D environments
- Creating 3D compositions using multiple layers and camera angles
- Advanced Animation Techniques
- Advanced keyframe animation: easing, motion paths, and time remapping
- Creating complex motion graphics using the Puppet Pin Tool
- Using expressions to automate animations (e.g., wiggle, time-based effects)
- Creating looping animations with the Time-Remapping tool
- Working with the Graph Editor to refine motion and timing
- Compositing, Chroma Keying, and Green Screen Effects
- Understanding compositing and integrating video elements
- Using the Keylight effect for chroma keying and green screen removal
- Rotoscoping and refining edges of keying with masks and mattes
- Creating realistic composites by adding background elements and effects
- Blending 3D and 2D elements for complex compositions
- Final Project & Portfolio Development
- Final project: Creating a complete motion graphics or visual effects project
- Organizing your work into a portfolio of completed animations
- Review and feedback: refining projects for professional use
- Tips for showcasing your work online (social media, websites, reels)
- Preparing and presenting your work for potential clients or employers