After Effects CC 2021 Essential Training: Editors and Post
4h 10mBeginner2020-12-01
Authors
Alan Demafiles
Motion Designer, 3D Generalist, Editor, Compositor
Course details
In this course, Alan Demafiles covers the core aspects of After Effects commonly used in editing and post production: masks, shapes, type, logos, stills, animating, rendering, and exporting. To begin, Alan compares After Effects to Premiere Pro so you can see the similarities and differences. He then dives into hands-on demonstrations of how to limit effects with masks, create elements with shape layers, use text templates, animate a logo, and create a 3D type extrusion. Next, he shows you how to work with imported pictures, create a Z-space camera montage, change the speed of animations, and more. He wraps up by walking through outputting steps and then kicks off a challenge exercise where you can put your skills into practice.
Skills covered
Motion GraphicsAfter EffectsRenderingMotion Graphics and VFXVisualization and Real-TimeEssential TrainingAdobeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and Illustration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - After Effects for editors and post-production
- 02 - How to use the exercise files
- 03 - Big-picture concepts
- 04 - Dynamic linking between Premiere Pro and After Effects
- 05 - Version of After Effects
1. How After Effects Is Different from Premiere
- 06 - Navigating layers in the timeline
- 07 - Working with keyframes
- 08 - Precomping elements
- 09 - Parenting to nulls
- 10 - Introduction to 3D layers
2. Working with Masks and Shapes
- 11 - Masks
- 12 - Animating mask reveals
- 13 - Track mattes
- 14 - Limiting effects with masks
- 15 - Tracking masks
- 16 - Create elements with shape layers
- 17 - Animate shapes with path operations
3. Working with Type and Logos
- 18 - Setting type
- 19 - Animate type
- 20 - Create motion graphic templates
- 21 - Work with Illustrator files
- 22 - Build a simple logo animation
- 23 - Create 3D type extrusions
- 24 - Responsive design - Time for lower thirds
4. Working with Stills and Video
- 25 - Import and work with pictures
- 26 - Move animated images around the frame
- 27 - Repeat an animation with multiple images
- 28 - Introducing z-depth
- 29 - Create a simple camera in a z-space montage
- 30 - Parenting layers to the camera
- 31 - Speed up or slow down video layers
- 32 - Key video with Keylight
- 33 - Mocha AE integration
5. Outputting Media
- 34 - Explore the Render Queue
- 35 - Render footage with an alpha
- 36 - Batch render with Adobe Media Encoder
- 37 - Dynamic Link rendering workflow
6. Example Techniques
- 38 - Shape layer transitions
- 39 - Create video glitches
7. Challenge - Put Your Skills into Practice
- 40 - Challenge overview
- 41 - Solution, part 1
- 42 - Solution, part 2
- 43 - Solution, part 3
Conclusion
- 44 - Next steps