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After Effects Introduction

Course description

 

Who Should Attend

 

Motion-graphics professionals, visual effects artists, web designers, and film and video professionals.

 

Prerequisites

 

You should have a working knowledge of your computer and its operating system. You should know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands, and also how to open, save, and close files.

 

What You Will Learn

 

         An overview to the workspace

         Creating a basic animation using effects and presets

         Animating text

         Working with shape layers

         Animating a multimedia presentation

         Animating layers

         Working with masks

 

What Students Have Said About this Introduction to After Effects Training Course

 

I really enjoyed this class, it was very informative. The facilities are excellent, and the staff and instructor have been enormously helpful. I feel quite a bit more confident about using After Effects having taken this introductory class, and am excited to apply it to my work. - Krissy M. Inovalon

 

I would definitely recommend this training to a colleague because the class can be tailored to use real life work examples. You can go more in depth into projects that you might use more often and practice so you can have the basics to perform a task and even if it doesn t cover something, you have more of an idea of where you need to go to find a solution. Jade W. TeleCommunication Systems

 

I will definitely be back for more training. The ease and flexibility of doing online training was great as I was able to be both present at work and simultaneously in the classroom. Great job Think Big and Sean is a truly amazing instructor! - Changa B. Georgetown University

 

I had been using After Effects for a few months, but It helped me quickly get to the next level. It also helped solve some small problems I was having. Scott W.

 

 

Related Training and Certification Courses

 

         After Effects CC Advanced

         Premiere Pro CC Advanced

         Premiere Pro CC Intro

         Audition CC

 

 

Course Outline

 

1. Getting to Know the Workflow

         Getting started

         Creating a project and importing footage

         Creating a composition and arranging layers

         Adding effects and modifying layer properties

         Animating the composition

         Previewing your work

         Optimizing performance in After Effects

         Rendering and exporting your composition

         Customizing workspaces

         Controlling the brightness of the user interface

         Finding resources for using After Effects

         Review questions and answers

 

2. Creating a basic animation using effects and presets

         Getting started

         Importing footage using Adobe Bridge

         Creating a new composition

         Working with imported Illustrator layers

         Applying effects to a layer

         Applying an animation preset

         Previewing the effects

         Adding transparency

         Rendering the composition

         Review questions and answers

 

3. Animating text

         Getting started

         About text layers

         Creating and formatting point text

         Using a text animation preset

         Animating with scale keyframes

         Animating using parenting

         Animating imported Photoshop text

         Animating text using a path animation preset

         Animating type tracking

         Animating text opacity

         Using a text animator group

         Cleaning up the path animation

         Animating a nontext layer along a motion path

         Adding motion blur

         Review questions and answers

 

4. Working with Shape Layers

         Getting started

         Adding a shape layer

         Creating custom shapes

         Creating stars

         Positioning layers with snapping

         Incorporating video and audio layers

         Applying a Cartoon effect

         Adding a title bar

         Using Brainstorm to experiment

         Review questions and answers

 

5. Animating a Multimedia Presentation

         Getting started

         Animating the scenery using parenting

         Adjusting an anchor point

         Masking video using vector shapes

         Keyframing a motion path

         Animating additional elements

         Applying an effect

         Creating an animated slide show

         Adding an audio track

         Zooming in for a final close-up

         Review questions and answers

 

6. Animating Layers

         Getting started

         Simulating lighting changes

         Duplicating an animation using the pick whip

         Animating movement in the scenery

         Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte

         Animating the shadows

         Adding a lens flare effect

         Animating the clock

         Retiming the composition

         Review questions and answers

 

7. Working with Masks

         About masks

         Getting started

         Creating a mask with the Pen tool

         Editing a mask

         Feathering the edges of a mask

         Replacing the content of the mask

         Adding a reflection

         Creating a vignette

         Adjusting the color

         Review questions and answers

 

Disclaimer:

All course objectives and outlines are a guide for students. To ensure student satisfaction, these course topics and order may be modified or added to ensure the latest information is covered to support real world use of the technology.


Disclaimer: All course objectives and outlines are a guide for students. The course topics and order of presentation may be modified based upon the needs of each individual class.