Mastering Adobe After Effects – From Beginner to Advanced

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user, our step-by-step lessons are designed to guide you through the complexities of Adobe After Effects (AE). From mastering basic compositions and keyframe animations to exploring advanced 3D techniques and expressions, this course has it all.

What You’ll Learn:

In this course, we’ve carefully curated a comprehensive curriculum that covers everything from the basics of navigating the After Effects interface to advanced techniques that will enable you to create professional-quality animations and effects. Here’s what you can expect:

Introduction to After Effects:
We’ll begin with the fundamentals, ensuring you have a solid understanding of the AE interface and use cases, and guide you through downloading and installing Adobe After Effects. This section sets the foundation for diving into the world of motion graphics.

AE Basics:
Learn how to create and manage compositions and layers. You’ll become familiar with importing media, using essential tools, and manipulating shapes and colors to bring your creative ideas to life.

Keyframes and Animations:
Discover the power of keyframes to create smooth, compelling animations. We’ll explore techniques like easy ease, motion blur, and advanced animation methods using the graph editor.

Shapes & Solids:
Master the art of working with solid layers and shapes. We’ll delve into layer styles, shape effects, and provide you with challenges to enhance your skills and creativity.

Text Animations:
Text is a crucial element in many projects. Learn how to create and animate text layers, combine animator properties, and use shape layers as paths to make your text pop.

Masks:
Understand how to create and edit masks to refine your video elements. You’ll learn the properties of masks and how to use them effectively in various scenarios.

Essential Skills:
Enhance your toolkit with techniques like track mattes, pre-compositions, parenting, freeze frames, blend modes, and adjustment layers—key elements for more refined and professional-looking projects.

3D in After Effects:
Step into the third dimension with our comprehensive guide to 3D in After Effects. Learn to use the camera tool, animate in 3D space, and take on exciting challenges that will push your skills to new heights.

Mid-Course Project:
Apply what you’ve learned in a hands-on project that includes green screen removal, effects, audio tweaking, and color correction. This project will solidify your understanding and give you real-world experience.

Expressions:
Automate your animations with expressions! We’ll cover adding expressions, using the pick-whip tool, and exploring functions like loopOut(), wiggle, and interpolation to streamline your workflow.

Exporting:
Learn how to export your projects in various formats, including H.264 and videos with transparent backgrounds, ensuring your final product is polished and ready for any platform.

Workflow Tips:
Boost your efficiency with workflow tips on keyframe navigation, the shy switch, soloing layers, and other optimizations to save time and improve project management.

Why Take This Course?

By the end of this course, you’ll have mastered the core and advanced features of Adobe After Effects. Whether it’s creating professional-quality animations, working with shapes, text, and masks, or implementing advanced effects, you’ll be equipped to take on any challenge. Our carefully structured lessons, hands-on projects, and workflow tips are designed to make you a more confident and efficient After Effects user.

Join us today and transform your video editing skills with Adobe After Effects!