Adobe After Effects training

Our Adobe After Effects training will help you create sophisticated moving images and cinematic visual effects (e.g. ground-breaking motion graphics and blockbuster visual effects) for use in theaters, living rooms, and on personal computers and mobile devices. You can mix footage of any size and format, photographs, 3D renders, text, vector artwork, and music – and make it all come alive.

For those new to Adobe After Effects our Introduction course content covers the basics (creating motion graphics and visual effects in 2d and 3d). More experienced users should look to our Intermediate course for the best techniques to be used with animation, layering and masks.

After Effects is digital motion graphics and compositing software that can be used in film and video post production. This Adobe After Effects CC Introduction course will teach delegates how to create motion graphics and visual effects. It is packed with hands-on exercises so that students can learn by doing.

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What will you learn?

At the end of this Adobe After Effects CC Introduction course, delegates will be able to:

Create 2D animations
Work with layers
Apply effects
Work with masks & mattes
Use colour effectively
Export files

Audience?

Those new to After Effects looking to create and add effects to video projects, for the web, film or broadcast video.

Course Contents

Projects Undertaken

Social media adverts
Animated titles
Motion graphics
Infographics

Introduction

Navigation
Keyboard shortcuts
Tools and panels
Terminology explained
The essential steps of animation

Annimation

Keyframing and timing
Keyframe types
Keyframe Interpolation
Layer transform properties
Use solids
Switches and Modes
Pre-compose layers
Refine animations

Text Annimations

Animate text layers
Animation presets
Text animators
Range selectors

Effects

Apply effects
Edit, retime and re-order effects
Effect parameters
Colour correct videos

Masking

Explore mask types
Hide and reveal content
Use customs shapes & Pen tool for masks
Mask properties

Adjustment Layers

Affect multiple objects
Apply and edit adjustment layers
Mask effects with adjustment layers

Parenting

Link layers with
Link layers with parenting
Understand the benefits of parenting

Motion Tracking

Track moving objects
Make content follow tracked objects
Stabilise motion

Audio

Add audio
Animate volume
Audio display options

3d Layers

Convert to 3D layers
Use multiple views
Add cameras
Animate in 3D

Using other Adobe programs

Import Photoshop and Illustrator files
Round-trip between programs

Puppet Pin

Create a mesh and pins
Animate pins
Randomise movement of pins

Export

Export with the Media Encoder
Export with the Render Queue
Understand codecs and file format

Course Materials

Enliten IT will provide each delegate with a workbook and other useful reference materials where applicable. These may be either paper based or in Adobe pdf format or a combination thereof

“Dom was brilliant and extremely patient considering I was a total newbie to After Effects. I often had to ask him to jump back and repeat things which he was more than happy to do. The course was enjoyable and I felt a sense of achievement with each completed stage. It's also great that we have post course support. I will definitely use Enliten again. Thank you.”
Rosie, Pantheon, Adobe After Effects Introduction

Prerequisites

It is useful to have knowledge of using video editing applications such as Adobe Premiere or Apple Final Cut Pro, as well as graphics applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.

Additional Information

Enliten IT reserves the right to modify course content and materials as required in the interests of continuous course improvement, at any time, without notification.

The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructor based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants.

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