Introduction to After Effects for Motion Designers
Pluralsight
Course Summary
If you want to become a motion graphics artist, or you already know a little bit about After Effects but you're just getting started, this is the training for you.
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Course Description
If you want to become a motion graphics artist, or you already know a little bit about After Effects but you're just getting started, this is the training for you. You will learn all the things that you need to know to get you off the ground and creating your own motion graphics work. We learn the tools and effects that After Effects has to offer, while going through the real creation process of a motion graphics piece. We run into some of the real problems that can be really difficult to solve on your own, and we answer those questions that can save you a lot of time. There are so many tips that you will pick up as you watch this tutorial even if you are an After Effects user that just needs a refresher. There will be things in this course that will revolutionize your workflow and make you more efficient as an artist. You really can't afford to miss this course if you are serious about motion design. This training does not go over every single tool that After Effects has to offer but it will get you started and get you exposed to the aspects you need to know to make your own projects and discoveries as you grow into a confident designer. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a firm foundation in After Effects' tools, workflows, and terminology. You'll also gain insight into the aspects you need to understand about pacing, timing, and animation in order to make your own projects their very best.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 30s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 30sIntroduction to After Effects for Motion Designers- 6h 47m
—Creating Your First Composition 11m 38s
—Navigating the Interface 13m 31s
—Importing Assets to the Project Panel 11m 38s
—Adding Layers to the Timeline 9m 6s
—Adding a Text Layer 11m 23s
—Setting Keyframes 8m 49s
—Previewing Your Animations 7m 48s
—Animating and Moving Anchor Points 8m 8s
—Introduction to Effects & Presets 14m 19s
—Creating and Moving a Shape Layer 7m 1s
—Using More Advanced Effects 8m 1s
—Understanding Motion Blur 10m 53s
—Introduction to Parenting 3m 53s
—Creating Another Composition to Add to the Main Composition 10m 30s
—Precomposing Layers 14m 21s
—Trouble-shooting with the Project Panel 8m 9s
—Creating a Mask 5m 35s
—Adding More Shape Layers and Playing with Blending Modes 10m 26s
—Working with 3D Layers 7m 23s
—Adding a Null Object as a Control 8m 26s
—Using the Fill Effect to Change Colors 7m 13s
—Duplicating Layers and Offsetting Animation 4m 44s
—Organizing the Project Panel 4m 19s
—Adding a Camera and Controlling It with a Null Object 8m 59s
—Introduction to Temporal Keyframe Interpolation 7m 50s
—Understanding the Graph Editor 4m 34s
—Using the Continuously Rasterize and Collapse Transformations Switch 10m 4s
—Best Practices for Animating Paths 9m 7s
—Creating Motion Paths 16m 29s
—Collapse Transformation and 3D Layers 15m 20s
—Replacing Layers with Other Files 5m 13s
—Understanding Puppet Tool Workflows 11m 33s
—Adding Length to Our Compositions Duration 5m 58s
—Combining Effects and Practicing Our Skills to Create Appealing Animation 18m 44s
—Preparing Our Shot and Correcting Spatial Interpolation 10m 14s
—Color Correction to Swatch 11m 14s
—Introduction to Expressions 10m 57s
—Working with Audio in After Effects 8m 31s
—Editing Text to Reveal with Audio 10m 44s
—Techniques for Polishing Your Project 12m 24s
—Finishing the Project Polishing 13m 38s
—Rendering in After Effects 8m 51s
