AE 101: Introduction to After Effects

Learn the essentials of this powerful application using real-world media to animate, add effects to and enhance existing footage using the program.

Adobe After Effects is the industry standard when it comes to digital motion graphic and compositing, boasting a rich feature set and tools graded for use in professional post production. This three-day, hands-on course teaches students basic graphical functions while becoming familiar with the program’s interface and workflow.

This course covers topics like basic animation and effects, presets, text animation, keying, basic 3D, and rendering and output.

Who Should Attend: This class is designed for those who are looking to learn more about creating motion graphics and compositing using After Effects and who prefer hands-on, interactive instruction. Those interested should be familiar with non-linear editing and looking to use the features of After Effects to complement their existing skills.

What You Will Learn

• Navigating and using the After Effects interface
• Creating shape layers and using masks
• Basic animation techniques using effects and presets
• Animating text and creating custom shapes
• Color correction and adjusting
• Creating templates for rendering and output modules
• Replacing the background

Prerequisites

• Knowledge of basic computer navigation (Mac and/or PC)
• Basic knowledge of a non-linear editing program

Course Outline

Day 1

• Getting to Know the Workflow
• Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

Day 2

• Animating Text
• Working with Shape Layers
• Working with Mask

Day 3

• Performing Color Correction
• Rendering and Outputting