Adobe After Effects and Animation: Beginners

This three day course is designed for people wanting to understand the basic parameters of this industry standard, the program contains a series of engaging tutor demonstrations and practical exercises that give you the chance to apply your learning to live projects.

Topics Covered

• Key-framing
• Editing
• Time-remapping
• Using filters
• Adjustment layers
• Solids
• Timelines
• Rendering movies

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Use key-frames to animate an object’s parameters such as scale, opacity, anchor point, position
• Apply a range of filters to derive to a desired visual outcome
• Render a movie to create a baked .mov file
• Apply track mattes and masks

Who Should Attend

Aspiring video artists, filmmakers and graphic designers looking to gain an understanding of Adobe After Effects

Level Beginner: You do not need any prior knowledge of Adobe After Effects. Experience using CC platforms such as Photoshop or Illustrator will be to your advantage, but not necessary.

Follow Up Courses

After you have completed this course you may want to continue your Adobe education with Adobe After Effects And Animation: Intermediate or explore filmmaking with DSLR Filmmaking: An Introduction.

Tailor Made Training

We also offer bespoke Adobe After Effects courses and animation courses for groups, individuals and businesses. To find out more, visit our Tailor Made Training page.