After Effects for Video Editors by Jake Bartlett

This course is your fast track to making Adobe After Effects work for your video editing projects. Forget complex, time-consuming workflows; Jake Bartlett breaks down the essentials so you can quickly add professional motion graphics, clean up footage, and integrate animations seamlessly into your edits. It’s all about practical skills for editors, taught at your own pace.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Navigate the After Effects interface efficiently for video editing needs.
• Design and animate custom lower thirds and title graphics.
• Utilize Parenting and Essential Properties for complex animations.
• Track graphics into footage and create dynamic transitions.
• Remove unwanted objects using Content-Aware Fill and Roto Brush.
• Optimize your workflow for exporting and integrating with Premiere Pro.

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic understanding of video editing concepts.
• Tools: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Hardware: A computer capable of running Adobe After Effects smoothly.

📝 Description

This course is designed to get video editors comfortable and proficient with Adobe After Effects for their day-to-day tasks. Jake Bartlett guides you through a practical curriculum, focusing on features and techniques that directly benefit video editing workflows. You’ll learn to move beyond basic edits and incorporate sophisticated motion graphics, data visualization, and essential cleanup tasks. The course emphasizes efficiency, showing you how to achieve professional results without getting bogged down in overly technical processes. With over 6 hours of video training and downloadable project files, you can learn at your own pace and apply what you learn immediately.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Video editors looking to expand their skillset into motion graphics.
• Editors who need to create animated titles, lower thirds, or graphics for their projects.
• Professionals who want to learn efficient ways to clean up footage or add graphical elements.
• Anyone new to After Effects who wants a practical, editor-focused introduction.

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Jake Bartlett is an instructor at School of Motion, known for his clear and practical teaching style. He has extensive experience in the motion design industry, focusing on making complex software accessible to a wider audience. His approach demystifies tools like After Effects, empowering creatives to achieve professional results.

🏁 Final Result

• A portfolio-ready animated graphics package, including a lower third and a full-screen title graphic.
• The ability to confidently remove unwanted elements from footage and integrate graphics seamlessly into existing shots.
• A solid understanding of After Effects workflows relevant to everyday video editing tasks.