Advanced Adobe After Effects CS4

Objectives

This in-depth course fully addresses the complexities and sophistication available within After Effects. It teaches, in great detail, real life tips and tricks that will greatly enhance your working knowledge of the software. The course predominantly focuses on working with Effects, 3D and Expressions, although other topics will be covered, with an emphasis on using the features in creative and interesting ways.


Pre-requisites:

Experience of the Windows or Macintosh operating system or previous attendance on the equivalent training course.


Course Includes:

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.


Course Outline


Advanced Expressions


· Expression controls
· Looping and controlling time
· Working with variables
· Controlling ranges
· Using Math functions


Advanced 3D


· Building 3D Models and shapes
· Importing 3D models from Photoshop CS4
· Animating in 3D environments
· Compositing multi-pass renders from 3D applications
· Importing 3D camera data
· Using 3D channel effects


Effects in Depth


· Distortion effects (Warping, Morphing, Reshaping etc)
· Using Masks with effects
· Particles in depth
· Compound effects (Compound Blur; Displacement Mapping)






Effect Generators


· Fractal Noise
· Radio Waves
· Lightning
· Shatter


Effects for Color Treatment and Correction


· Colorama
· Echo
· Glow
· Change to colour
· Miscellaneous effects


Tutorials on th above topics will be provided but delegates will also be invited to bring along their own projects or footage to work on in brainstorming/problem-solving sessions