Animation with Adobe After Effects
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Start date
Different dates available
On this practical course you will learn a range of techniques and processes in After Effects to produce professional animations and motion graphic sequences. You will learn a range of tools and processes including 2D and 3D transformations, masking, compositing and creating and animating cameras and lights.
What previous students liked most about this course: “Litza was an amazing, highly intelligent and supportive teacher. She was very positive teacher. She was very positive and funny which made learning so much easier. I loved learning character animations etc. Excellent vibes! Excellent teacher! Thumbs up!”
“Learning things to do with character animation (walk cycle, cameras, lights).”
“Litza is a great teacher and she made each subject we looked at a really easy and smooth task.”
“Excellent overview of the possibilities of the software - a good basis for further personal exploration. Very inspired - not afraid of AE anymore – looking forward to using it.”
“We covered an incredible amount and despite this I didn’t feel anything was glossed over. Litza really cared about students’ needs, remembered their questions and requests week after week. It was a special course and has set me up for a lifetime of animation.”
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About this course
- prepare still images for use in After Effects
- import moving and still image files
- create keyframes
- animate transformations
- animate filters and effects
- create and animate text
- create and animate masks
- animate transformations in 3D
- create and animate lights
- create and animate cameras
- render projects as movies.
What previous students have achieved on this course: “The course has already benefitted me in my workplace. I’ve used what I’ve learnt in films I edit and impressed my colleagues. Main achievement: figuring out walk cycles!” ASW
“To feel confident with After Effects. It has encouraged me to go for a more professional animation course.”
“Animation, moving, transforming, scaling, 3D later, key frames. This course will really benefit me in my design job in the future.” AH
“I’ve learnt a really broad and detailed set of techniques and skills, cameras, rendering, alpha matting, text, puppet tool, character animation… In the future it will help shape my career and personal projects.” J
There are no additional costs. Notes will be provided.
If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount. Visit the Charing Cross shop at 13 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EP or find your local shop at *Terms and conditions apply, visit
Through demonstrations, practical exercises and projects, individual guidance and notes. There will be no work set for outside the class, though practice outside the class is encouraged as it will help improve your progress.
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Subjects
- 3D
- Adobe
- Adobe After Effects
- 3d training
- Animation
- After Effects training
Course programme
- Preparing images in Photoshop and importing them into projects in AEFX
- Animating transformations to moving and still images
- Applying a range of effects to moving and still images
- Working with 2D and 3D layers
- Applying animated virtual lights and cameras to compositions
- Creating and animating text using paths and range selectors
- Rendering projects as movies.
Additional information
Animation with Adobe After Effects