The ultimate course to dive head first into After Effects and animation in 2021.

This course focuses on all 3 learning approaches - written, verbal and visual to ensure the highest possible learning curve.

Why is animation so important?

Animation is becoming increasingly valuable and more important in all industries such as advertising, television, social media, marketing, gamification, product design and more. It is an essential skillset that should be on your profile no matter what direction you want to go with your career. Animation is a highly sort after skillset, so after learning After Effects you have the opportunity to freelance or contract creating advertisements, music videos, infographics, social media templates, short films, visual effects and much more!

Requirements

• No experience of After Effects or any animation what so ever

• After Effects CC from at least 2019

• Media Encoder from at least 2019

• Photoshop from at least 2019

Who's this course for?

• Beginners - don't be shy!

• Anyone wanting to learn animation

• New to the industry, or making a career switch

• Students studying, wanting an extra helping hand

• Curious ones who want a taste of what all the fuss is about

What you'll learn in this course

• End-end project creation from set up to exporting

• Tips, tricks and shortcuts in the interface

• How to export high resolution videos, mp4's and GIFs

• How to use expressions

• How to create looping GIFs

• How to create a walking character

• Exporting with transparency

• Creating 3D illusions in a 2D space

• How to make micro-interactions for product design

• Learn the key aspects of character rigging

• Reveal and transition techniques

• How to use masks effectively

• Creating visual effects such as fake rain

• Logo animations and lighting effects