Motion Graphics Designer : After Effects CC

After Effects CC to Become a Motion Graphics Designer

This excellent After Effects CC: Become a Motion Graphics Designer course will teach you principles and the specifics of producing content, in a way that you’ll understand and remember. The course has been created and is taught by an expert instructor, Daniel Scott, who is an Adobe Certified Instructor for Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro and After Effects. As you can imagine, he has an abundance of insider knowledge to share with you, and will provide an excellent education in Motion Graphics Design. The course focuses on how to create beautiful motion graphics, fix shaky video footage, add 3D type, render video for YouTube™, and so much more!

Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.

This Course is based on After Effects CC

What skills will I gain?

• Unlock After Effects CC, animation, and infographics
• Build a foundation of motion graphics knowledge
• Learn to add text to live action video
• Learn to work with Illustrator in After Effects

COURSE CURRICULUM

Module 01 : Overview

• Introduction to Motion Graphics
• Exercise Files
• Live Chat forums
• Relinking missing footage

Module 02 : Industry overview

• What’s the right composition settings?
• Changing the length of your composition
• Matching composition to video size
• Create type animation in After Effects
• Easing your animation
• Blurring your text while it moves
• How to render or export your After Effects animation

Module 03 : My computer isn’t good enough & I keep getting lost

• My computer isn’t good enough – help
• Empty your disk cache to clear hard drive space
• I’ve lost my timeline in After Effects

Module 04 : Title overlays, lower thirds & watermarks

• Lower thirds type animation
• Creating a watermark in After Effects
• Rules of motion graphics – anticipation
• Custom easing using the graph editor in After Effects
• Adding audio & music to your video

Module 05 : Inspiration

• Inspiration for you motion graphics

Module 06 : Fixing/Cleaning up your video

• Trimming the length of a video
• Color correction, exposure & adjustment layers
• Creating a vignette in After Effects
• Fixing shaky footage with warp stabilizer

Module 07 : Camera tracking + Time Remapping

• Add text to live action video
• Matrix effect using time remapping
• Text to follow live action

Module 08 : Animating illustrations

• Working with Illustrator® in After Effects
• Looping your animation
• Grouping is called a pre-comp
• How to make a motion path

Module 09 : Masking & green screen

• Green screen Keying
• Basic Masking
• Object & mask animate separately – Track Mattes
• Rotoscoping & faking depth of field
• Rotobrush – putting type behind video objects

Module 10 : Infographics

• Animated infographic line chart
• Pie chart infographic in After Effects

Module 11 : Cameras

• Using cameras in After Effects
• Animating a screen capture or screencast

Module 12 : Animated static images

• Animating static images using parallax
• Add fake lights with CC Light Rays
• Creating dust particles in After Effects

Module 13 : Swinging text

• Swinging text in After Effects

Module 14 : Puppet tool

• Character animation using the Puppet pin tool

Module 15 : Effects & presets

• Spinning globe & star effects

Module 16 : Exporting advanced

• Making your video file size really small
• Put all your files in one place – collect files

Module 17 : What now?

• End

Module 18 : Extra

• Motion Graphic Cheat Sheet for After Effects

Method of assessment

• You will have one assignment. Pass mark is 65%.
• You will only need to pay £19 for assessment.
• You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and the certificate will be sent within 7-14 days.

Certification

Those who successfully pass this course will be awarded a After Effects CC: Become a Motion Graphics Designer certificate. Anyone eligible for certification will receive a free e-certificate.

Meet the Instructors:

Daniel Scott is an expert designer and teacher. He is an Adobe® Certified Instructor for Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro and After Effects. He prides himself on delivering the best service to his clients and making sure all his students learn to their fullest potential. He is currently the lead trainer at Bring Your Own Laptop Training Center in New Zealand.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide any software with this course.

• Job seekers
• Graduates
• Students
• Graphic designers
• Designers
• Illustrators
• Artists
• Bloggers

• You must be 16 or over
• You should have a basic understanding of English, Maths and ICT
• You will need a computer or tablet with internet connection (or access to one)

With this qualification, you are able to fulfil various roles, such as:

• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Motion Graphic Design
• Motion Design
• Visual Designer
• Animator