Production Creative License – Silver

After Effects 101 – Yellow Belt

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

After Effects 201 – Green Belt

Beyond The Basics

• Adding custom easing
• Advanced time remapping
• Scene blur
• Frame blending

Combine Effects

• Compositing 3D objects and 2D footage
• 3D lights
• Creating shadow effects in 3D
• 3D camera tracking
• Green screen and rotoscoping

Working with Shapes & Vectors

• Generating strokes
• Adding and animating layer styles
• Animating outlines
• Advanced type animation
• Animating Masks

External Controls

• Animating characters
• Advanced null control
• Using sound to control layer properties

Re-creating Common Effects

• Jittery text
• Double exposure
• Kinetic typography
• Slick object transitions
• Sequential compositions

Premiere Pro 101 – Yellow Belt

Understanding Premiere

• System specifications
• Tapeless workflow
• Welcome window
• Render files

Organisation

• Creating bins
• Using labels
• Exploring workspaces
• Importing media

Sequencing and Editing

• Understanding the timeline
• Using the Project panel to develop a sequence
• Automate to Sequence command
• Understanding the Source and Program Monitors
• Creating a rough cut
• Refining a rough cut
• Using the Source Monitor to set in/out points
• Performing Insert and Overlay edits
• Using subclips
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Using the Ripple, Slide, Slip and Razor tools
• Adding J – L cuts

Cutaways

• Understanding Cutaways
• Inserting a cutaway
• Refining

Working with Audio

• Fixing audio issues
• Mono/Stereo
• Adding a background music
• Audio transitions
• Fade in/out

Transitions

• Understanding transitions
• Inserting a transition
• Changing the attributes of transitions
• Previewing
• Different uses of transitions

Multipoint Editing

• Understanding three-point and four-point editing
• Performing different types of edits
• Effective uses of a three-point edit
• Linking/Unlinking clips
• Handling unsynchronized clips
• Track targeting

Titles and Credits

• Creating a simple title
• Rolling/Crawling titles
• Adding titles to the timeline

Colour Correction

• Understanding Levels
• Using Curves
• Three-way Colour Corrector

Creative Techniques

• Basic compositing
• Clip motion
• Split screen

Output

• Exporting a sequence
• Using Adobe Media Encoder

Premiere Pro ACA Certification