The After Effects Getting Started course covers all the basic skills needed in the post production of professional quality video content.
After Effects Getting Started - Course Topics
Preparing your project
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Terminology - Resolution, Frames per second and more
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Storyboarding
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What assets are needed
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What other skills are needed
After Effects user interface and animation
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What is a project file and what is in it?
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Workspaces
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Tools and Panels
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Importing Media into a Project
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Creating a Composition
The Text Tool
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Using the text tool
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Formatting text
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Editing text
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Paragraph and Character panels
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Create shapes from text
Creating shapes
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Rectangle, Elipse, Polygon, Star
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The pen tool
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Editing shapes
The Timeline
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Overview of the timeline
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Switches and modes
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Shy layers
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Soloing
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Reordering
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Labels and Markers
Transform Options
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Opacity
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Rotation
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Scale
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Position
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Anchor Point
Basic Animation
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What is keyframing
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Applying keyframes
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Adjusting keyframes
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Duplicating keyframes
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Easing
Intermediate Animation
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Motion sketch
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Roving keyframes
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Wiggler
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Motion Blur
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Centering / Moving the anchor point
Masking v Track Mattes
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Creating Masks
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Creating Track Mattes
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Keyframing masks
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Keyframing track mattes
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Using with Effects
Adjusting time
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Time reverse
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Slowing down
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Speeding up
Effects
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Colour Correction
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Basic Keying
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Simulating rainfall / snowfall
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Presets
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Modifying Effects using the Effects Control Panel
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Animating Effects
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Using Adjustment Layers
Rendering and Output
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Dependancies
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Add to Render Queue
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Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue
The After Effects Getting Started course introduces a wide range of skills aimed at those who are completely new to Adobe After Effects, teaching you best practice right from the start.
You will learn to
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Work with the After Effects workspaces
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Create an After Effects composition
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Import and manage assets
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Create and format text content
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Create a wide range of shapes
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Apply and edit effects
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Use masks and track mattes
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Parent one layer from another
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Work with keyframes to animate content
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Understand how to precompose
Who should attend this course
This course is aimed at people looking to professionally edit and manipulate video files, adding post production effects to a high standard.
You should be comfortable using a computer for example to copy and paste or open files and applications, and an understanding of common video terminology is an advantage.
Comments from delegates that attended
"Great instructor with a wide knowledge of all Adobe applications."
Video and Image Producer, ZSL
"As usual extremely helpful, attentive and patient with me as we worked through the sessions."
Assistant Designer, Arcadis
"Great environment for training. The trainer was fantastic, explained everything well and at a good pace, and had lots of time for questions - really enjoyed the session."
Studio Designer, LNER
"Small group was very helpful, it was good to be able to stop and ask questions! Instructor was very helpful and patient"
Designer, Oxfam
"Andy is a great instructor and he was able to answer all the questions that i have."
Graphic Designer, City Football Group
"The trainer was very friendly and knowledgeable. Would recommend."
Designer, Mullen Lowe Profero
"The course was good and showed me the different things I can do with after effects."
Media and Comms Officer, Great North Air Ambulance Service
"Very friendly and helpful with good knowledge"
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