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After Effects Closed Courses
Our private courses can be run either at your office or live online. Not only can this be more convenient, but its also a more cost effective way of training up your whole team in one go.
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For those who have plenty of time and a limited budget, our pre-recorded courses are a low cost way of learning After Effects at your own speed from an experienced and qualified expert instructor.
Our After EFfects COurses
After Effects Getting Started teaches you all the basic skills needed to start using After Effects to create incredible motion graphics and visual effects. By the end of this two day course you will be able to apply best practice techniques to create your first project, build compositions with layers, apply effects and lots more.
During the two days you will learn how to work with text in After Effects, animate content using keyframes, apply masks and track mattes, animate with the motion sketch tool & more.
Our Advanced After Effects courses are a great follow on for those who have already attended the After Effects Getting Started course or who have equivalent experience. This course builds on the skills learnt in the beginners After Effects course, covering more advanced techniques for masking, animation of text layers, working with keyframes, applying effects and lots more.
During the course you will cover a wide range of areas such as working with the puppet tools to bring your animations to life, using the camera tracker to extract camera motion, working with expressions, and using particle systems to create powerful effects.
Adobe After EFfects Training FAQs
WHO ARE THESE AFTER EFFECTS COURSES DESIGNED FOR?
These Adobe After Effects courses are designed for professionals who need practical After Effects training for real-world motion graphics, animation, and compositing. They suit anyone responsible for creating or maintaining high-quality video graphics, branded animations, or visual effects for marketing, communications, training, or content production..
DO I NEED PREVIOUS AFTER EFFECTS EXPERIENCE?
We offer After Effects training for both beginners and existing users. Some After Effects courses assume no prior experience, while others are designed for people who already use After Effects and want to improve speed, accuracy, and confidence in how their animations and compositions are built.
WHAT SKILLS DO THE AFTER EFFECTS COURSES FOCUS ON?
Training focuses on practical After Effects skills you can apply immediately, including working with compositions and layers, keyframes and animation principles, masks and track mattes, text animation and motion graphics, importing assets, and exporting for common video and social formats. The emphasis is on professional workflow, not abstract theory or one-off tricks.
IS THIS AFTER EFFECTS TRAINING SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL MOTION GRAPHICS AND VIDEO WORK?
Yes. These After Effects courses are well suited to anyone producing commercial motion graphics or video content who needs clean, consistent, repeatable results, including animated titles, logo animations, explainer graphics, social media motion, and branded video elements.
WILL I LEARN SHORTCUTS AND FASTER WAYS OF WORKING IN AFTER EFFECTS?
Yes, but always in context. We teach After Effects shortcuts and efficiency techniques alongside correct workflow and project organisation, so you understand why they work and when to use them, rather than relying on habits that can cause problems later.
IS THE AFTER EFFECTS INSTRUCTOR QUALIFIED?
Yes. Courses are taught by Andy Gardiner, a PGCE (Level 7) qualified teacher and CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer, with over 20 years’ experience delivering Adobe Creative Cloud training, including over a decade as an Adobe Certified Instructor.