The “After Effects for Beginners” is a concise and comprehensive course designed to provide beginners with a solid introduction to the key concepts and essential tools in Adobe After Effects.
In this course, students will explore the After Effects interface and learn the basics of creating animations through keyframe manipulation, using various interpolation types to achieve smooth motion, and understanding the power of parenting for hierarchical relationships.
Additionally, students will gain proficiency in importing and organizing assets, relinking missing files, and mastering pre-composing techniques to streamline their project workflow.
By the end of the course, students will have a strong foundation in After Effects, empowering them to create simple yet impactful animations and motion graphics for their creative projects.
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 18 Lessons
- 3 Hours
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- Course IntroductionWelcome to the exciting world of After Effects! This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of After Effects and equip you with the essential skills to create captivating motion graphics and visual effects. Whether you're a graphic designer, filmmaker, animator, or simply someone interested in enhancing your creative abilities, After Effects is a powerful tool that can take your projects to the next level. With its vast range of features and endless possibilities, After Effects is widely used in the film, television, and advertising industries.6
- WorkflowThe workflow learning outcomes in After Effects focus on equipping learners with a comprehensive understanding of the software's creative process and efficient project management. Throughout the course, students will develop essential skills in importing and organizing assets, creating and animating keyframes, and utilizing various interpolation types to achieve smooth and dynamic motion. By mastering techniques like parenting and pre-composing, learners will learn to build complex animations and efficiently manage multiple layers. Additionally, the course aims to enhance learners' proficiency in using the graph editor for precise control over animations and incorporating visual effects and motion graphics. Ultimately, the workflow learning outcomes in After Effects empower students to approach their projects with an organized and streamlined process, resulting in the creation of visually engaging and professional-quality animations and motion graphics.14
- 0.0Create a Composition
- 0.1The timeline
- 0.2Pre-Composing
- 0.3Previewing
- 0.4Layer Properties
- 0.5Keyframing & interpolation
- 0.6Keyframes in action
- 0.7Copy keyframes between layers
- 0.8Parenting
- 0.9Rendering
- 0.10Import .AI files properly
- 0.11Relinking missing assets
- 0.12Collecting project files
- 0.13After Effect Basics- WORKFLOW8 Minutes10 Questions
