After Effects 101: Yellow Belt

Who is this course for?

Anyone who wishes to work in the video field or who currently works in the field, or an Adobe Application user looking to expand his or her skills, looking to add effects to video projects. Some students may be mainly interested in creating video primarily for the Web, and others for film, but the majority are preparing more for work in broadcast video. This course is for people new to After Effects.

Objectives

Bring your vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics in Adobe After Effects Professional software. Work with sophisticated tools and enjoy tight integration with Adobe's leading design applications while you deliver stunning work to virtually any media type.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computers operating system.

Benefits

On this course you'll become familiar with the After Effects interface learning to create animations, work with layers, apply effects, work with masks & mattes, use color effectively and export files.

Project basics

User interface and workspaces
Setting up projects!
Importing media
Creating compositions

Working in 2D

Default transform properties of layers
Adding and manipulating Keyframes
Understanding Keyframe types and easing
Pre-composing multiple layers for better controll
Animating along paths
Motion tracking
Adding text and solid fills
Adding color effects and adjustment layers
Using the shape and pen tool
Creating and animating masks
Understanding blend modes
Controlling the speed, direction and duration of animation
Using image sequences

Working in 3D

Creating 3D layers
Using multiple views!Building 3D scenes
Adding camera
Text in 3D
Parenting
Controlling 3D object and camera movement