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$1495
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$1000
With expert instruction, hands-on learning, and a focus on best practices, you'll be able to create everything from intros and titles to animations and special effects. And with a focus on preparing you for the Adobe Certified Professional Exam, you'll have the opportunity to take a practice exam and be thoroughly prepared to become a certified professional in Adobe After Effects. Enroll in our Adobe After Effects course today and take the first step towards creating captivating video content that will engage and impress your audience.
This course introduces students to the world of Motion Design using professional compositing software. Instruction will include the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects, creating text and shape animations, as well as exploring 3D and assorted visual effects. Students will experience a hands-on approach, using best practices in software setup and editing techniques. Throughout the course, students will plan and create a variety of animated compositions that reflect standard industry practices.
Participant Benefits
Students will learn the principles of animation, how to import and organize a variety of files, as well as the fundamentals of color theory and typography. While most work will be completed in After Effects, students will learn how to import Photoshop and Illustrator files to use in their compositions, as well as Dynamic Linking to pair After Effects with Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Develop knowledge of digital video terminology, animation terminology and principles.
- Develop knowledge of color theory and typography.
- Develop skill set needed to create short-form animations.
- Develop skill set needed to troubleshoot software issues and errors.
Curriculum
Each session is three hours long and offered once per week.
Introduction to Motion Graphics
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- What are “Motion Graphics”?
- Principles of Animation
- Motion Graphic terminology
Introduction to After Effects
Students begin to explore the After Effects interface. They will be introduced to many of the tools, palettes, menu selections, and techniques we will be using in class. Students will be given an opportunity to “play” with the various groups of tools as they are introduced.
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- Exploring the workspace
- Importing Media and Organizing Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Customizing Keyframes using the Graph Editor
Color
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- Introduction to Color Theory
- Adobe’s Color Wheel
- Introduction to Effects using Lumetri Color
- Understanding Color Scopes
- Color Correction vs. Color Grading
Effects, Modes, and Mattes
- How to apply Effects to your layers
- Effect Hierarchy
- How to use Adjustment Layers
- How Blend Modes affect your Footage
- How to use Track Mattes
Shapes
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- How to create Shape Layers using the Shape Tool and the Pen Tool
- How to use Shapes as a Transition
- Animating Shapes on a Path
Text
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- Typography Terminology
- Anatomy of Type
- Text Animators
- Where to Find Fonts
- Converting Text to Shapes
Using Other Adobe Programs in After Effects
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- Dynamic Linking
- How to importing Photoshop Files in After Effects
- How to import Illustrator Files in After Effects
- How to add After Effects compositions to a Premiere Pro project
Green Screen + Rotoscoping
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- How to use Chroma Key to remove Green from a Video Clip
- Using the Rotobrush Tool to Cut an Object out of a Video Clip
Cleaning Up Footage
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- How to use Warp Stabilizer to smooth out shaky footage
- Use the Content-Aware Fill Tool to remove unwanted objects from a scene
Kinetic Typography, pt. 1
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- How to use Audio files in After Effects
- How to create Markers
- How to use Null Objects
- Converting Photoshop Text to Editable Text
Kinetic Typography, pt. 2
Copyrights, Permissions, and Licensing
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Types of Licenses
- Obtaining Releases
Text Tracking, 3D Text, Cameras
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
- How to Track your text in a scene
- How to create 3D Text
- Using Cameras and Lights to create a 3D scene
Final Project Day 1
Using what they have learned throughout the course, students begin will have two days to plan and complete their final project: A social media campaign for a local business, complete with videos for every social media platform.
Final Project Day 2
Using what they have learned throughout the course, students begin will have two days to plan and complete their final project: A social media campaign for a local business, complete with videos for every social media platform.