After Effects KickStart Reboot (v2024) by Noi Honig

This is the course that gets you comfortable in After Effects, fast. You’ll build real projects from day one, learning the interface, keyframing, and animation principles through hands-on work. By the end, you’ll have a portfolio of work and the confidence to keep creating.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Navigate the After Effects interface and timeline with confidence
• Create and animate typography, syncing movement to audio
• Use keyframes, the graph editor, and motion paths for smooth animation
• Work with shape layers, masks, mattes, and parenting systems
• Import and animate artwork from Photoshop and Illustrator
• Build professional transitions and organize complex projects

✅ Requirements

• Skills: No prior experience needed; this is a beginner course
• Tools: A 3-button mouse is recommended
• Hardware: Computer capable of running After Effects (minimum 8GB RAM recommended)

📝 Description

This isn’t just a tutorial dump. Noi Honig walks you through the After Effects interface in a way that actually sticks. You’ll start with your first keyframe and build up to complex animations involving typography, audio sync, and shape layers.

The course is built around 10 real-world projects. Each week introduces a new concept, and you apply it immediately. You’ll learn how to bring in artwork from Photoshop and Illustrator, use masks and mattes, and eventually master the parenting system and expressions. The graph editor gets its own spotlight, helping you smooth out your motion and add that professional polish.

What sets this apart is the feedback loop. You get unlimited personalized critique on your work, plus access to a 24/7 community. It’s not about watching videos—it’s about making stuff and getting better at it.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Complete beginners who want to learn After Effects from scratch
• Designers or illustrators looking to add animation to their skillset
• Anyone who has tried After Effects before but felt overwhelmed by the interface

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Noi Honig is a motion designer and educator at School of Motion. With years of industry experience, he specializes in breaking down complex animation concepts into digestible, practical lessons. His teaching style is direct and hands-on, focusing on real-world application rather than theory.

🏁 Final Result

• A portfolio of 10 completed animation projects
• A polished final piece demonstrating professional-level animation skills
• The ability to confidently navigate After Effects and create your own motion graphics