After Effects and Motion Design modular courses

In recent years I have been contacted to design short and effective training courses aimed at employees of companies who wish to enable their creative teams to create short videos in animated graphics independently. Taking advantage of the experience gained, I thought of a modular After Effects course, therefore customizable based on the students’ experience and their expectations.

COURSE MODULES:

1. INTERFACE

  • WORKSPACE, PANELS AND LAYOUTS
  • LAYERS (ASSETS AND TYPES OF LAYERS)
  • LAYER STYLES AND BLENDING MODES
  • MASKS
  • TIMELINE, FRAMES AND KEYFRAMES
  • INTERPOLATION AND EASING
  • GRAPH EDITOR
  • TRACK MATTING
  • LINKING OBJECTS
  • CREATING PROJECTS
  • CREATING COMPOSITIONS AND PRECOMPS

2. TIPS AND TRICKS FOR A GOOD WORKFLOW

  • ORGANISING ASSETS
  • PREPARING ASSETS
  • PREPARING AUDIO AS A GUIDE

3. TEXTS AND SHAPES

  • TEXT LAYERS
  • TEXT ANIMATORS
  • SHAPE LAYERS (CREATING AND IMPORTING)
  • SHAPE EFFECTS
  • TRACK MATTING WITH TEXT AND SHAPES
  • KINETIC TYPOGRAPHY

4. DRAWING TOOLS

  • BRUSH TOOL
  • CLONER

5. IMAGES AND VIDEOS

  • IMPORTING AND INTERPRETING IMAGES AND VIDEOS
  • TIME REMAPPING
  • TRANSFORM TOOLS
  • FILTERS
  • TRANSITIONS
  • TRACK MATTING

6. 3D TOOLS

  • 3D LAYERS
  • CAMERA AND LIGHTS
  • EXTRUSION
  • USING 2D LAYERS IN A 3D ENVIRONMENT
  • 360° VIDEO / IMMERSIVE VIDEO AND VR EFFECTS

7. COLOR

  • RGBA COLORSPACE / BPC
  • VECTORSCOPE
  • LUMETRI COLOR
  • COLOR CORRECTION
  • COLOR GRADING
  • COLOR CHANGE
  • COLOR PALETTE

8. KEYING AND ADVANCED MASKING

  • LUMA KEY
  • CHROMA KEY
  • ROTOBRUSH
  • CONTENT-AWARE

9. TRACKING

  • STABILIZING FOOTAGE
  • MOTION TRACKING
  • CAMERA TRACKING
  • CAMERA LOCKING
  • FACE TRACKING
  • SURFACE TRACKING

10. PARTICLES

  • CC PARTICLE SYSTEMS II
  • CC PARTICLE WORLD
  • PARTICLE PLAYGROUND
  • PARTICULAR

This After Effects course is aimed in particular at companies and agencies that want to develop the creation of complete video content ready for publication internally.

The duration varies based on the modules chosen, the mode chosen (in person or remotely) and your needs. For most topics I recommend planning additional hours dedicated to practical exercises that allow you to deepen the use of the tools.