After Effects masterclass – The ultimate guide for beginners

On September 1, 2020

Release date:2020

Author:Ozgur Gorgun

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:No

Starting from the very basics, you will learn how to use Adobe After Effects, which is perhaps the most popular animation, motion graphics and visual effects software in the world today. This course is for anyone who is interested in learning the foundations of animation, motion design and visual effects.

We will explore concepts such as keyframes, masks, visual effects, tracking, text animation, 3D and more. Even if you are an experienced After Effects user, you will most certainly find the skills taught on this course invaluable.

Your instructor is Ozgur Gorgun – an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor with nearly two decades of experience using After Effects and over a decade of teaching it.

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01 – welcome
02 – after-effects-interface
03 – workspaces
04 – importing-standard-files
05 – importing-layered-files
06 – updating-an-imported-layer
07 – navigating-around
08 – layer-switches
09 – intro-to-layer-transform-controls
10 – position
11 – scale-and-rotation
12 – anchor-point
13 – opacity
14 – creating-a-composition
15 – composition-settings
16 – background-colour
17 – creating-and-editing-solids
18 – layer-alignment-and-distribution
19 – working-with-guides-and-grids
20 – intro-to-keyframes
21 – more-keyframes
22 – editing-keyframes
23 – timing-layers
24 – pausing-an-animation
25 – intro-to-motion-paths
26 – motion-sketch
27 – fixing-the-orientation
28 – using-paths-from-illustrator
29 – rove-across-time
30 – intro-to-parenting
31 – animating-linked-layers
32 – working-with-pre-comps
33 – different-types-of-keyframes
34 – intro-to-graph-editor
35 – undershoot-and-overshoot
36 – keyframe-velocity
37 – setting-up-the-composition-for-text-animation
38 – creating-text
39 – animating-text-with-standard-keyframes
40 – using-text-animation-presets
41 – custom-text-animators-and-range-selectors
42 – combining-multiple-selectors-and-properties
43 – intro-to-the-third-dimension
44 – understanding-the-3d-axis
45 – navigating-in-3d-space
46 – working-with-multiple-views
47 – snapping-in-3d
48 – working-with-lights
49 – working-with-cameras
50 – two-node-cameras
51 – depth-of-field
52 – switching-cameras
53 – introduction-to-effects
54 – keyframing-effects
55 – colour-correcting-with-lumetri-color
56 – using-animation-presets-and-transitions
57 – blending-modes
58 – introduction-to-masks
59 – working-with-the-pen-tool
60 – compositing-text-with-masks
61 – intro-to-adjustment-layers
62 – masking-adjustment-layers
63 – rotoscoping
64 – intro-to-motion-tracking
65 – stabilising-motion
66 – warp-stabilizer
67 – tracking-masks-on-faces
68 – 3d-camera-tracker
69 – exporting-directly-from-after-effects
70 – using-adobe-media-encoder
71 – conclusion