After Effects Beginner Course
Adobe After Effects course students will be able to: Create a composition with media clips that play in a sequence. Apply motion and animated effects to overlaying media elements. Control the sequence and duration of footage items, as well as nested compositions within a composition. Create transparency in layers with track mattes, masks, and stencils. Integrate After Effects with other applications. Render a project as a single file, with the settings that you choose.
This course will get you started with the basic concepts of After Effects, but gives you a path to continue your mastery of the application. This is a great primer for those seeking their Adobe certification.
After taking this course you will be able to: Create 2D Elements Build a Composition Create an Animated Pattern Rendering Compositions Combine Components Work with Text and Numbers Build 3D Elements Combine 2D Elements in a Composite Make a 3D Composite Put together a scene Create Templates for Rendering Process
This course is geared for those just starting out in digital video. Students new to After Effects will learn to create motion graphics and visual effects.
Hours are 08:30 to 16:00 unless specified otherwise
Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Workflow
Lesson 2: Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets
Lesson 3: Animating Text
Lesson 4: Working with Shape Layers
Lesson 5: Animating a Multimedia Presentation
Lesson 6: Animating Layers
Lesson 7: Working With Masks
Lesson 8: Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools
Lesson 9: Using the Roto Brush Tool
Lesson10: Performing Color Correction
Lesson 11: Building 3D Objects
Lesson 12: Using 3D Features
Lesson 13: Advanced Editing Techniques
Lesson 14: Rendering and Outputting
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical course. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular course.
After Effects Advanced Course
Adobe After Effects Intermediate builds upon the foundation concepts found in our Beginner course. Take your After Effects training to the next level by incorporating advanced keying techniques, color correcting, camera optics, motion tracking, programming expressions and more.
After taking this course you will be able to: Work Effectively with the Timeline Understand Transparency: Alpha Channels and Edge Multiplication Work with Mask Modes Optimize Projects Color Correct a Composition Color Key Your Work Use a Motion Tracker Use a Camera and Optics Code Expressions Put together a scene Create Templates for Rendering Process
Students should have at least three months experience with After Effects, or attended the After Effects beginner course.
Sorry, we currently do not have any After Effects level 2 courses scheduled at this time. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you.
Lesson 1: Composite in After Effects
Lesson 2: The Timeline
Lesson 3: Selections: The Key to Compositing
Lesson 4: Optimize Projects
Lesson 5: Color Correction
Lesson 6: Color Keying
Lesson 7: Rotoscoping and Paint
Lesson 8: Effective Motion Tracking
Lesson 9: The Camera and Optics
Lesson 10: Expressions
Lesson 11: Advanced Color Options and HDR
Lesson 12: Light
Lesson 13: Climate and the Environment
Lesson 14: Pyrotechnics: Heat, Fire, Explosions
Would you prefer to take a private After Effects course with one of our certified trainers?
We offer After Effects training:
From 1 to 100 delegates, On-site at your offices.
Group rates, Flexible dates, Customised courses & Ongoing support for Adobe After Effects
Live, Online instructor-led After Effects training. Flexible dates and times to suit. All taught in real time wherever you are to individuals or groups.
If you would like to see our After Effects Testimonials, please either contact us directly or view our client list and their experiences with our company.
We offer 2 After Effects courses. A 3-day beginner and a 2-day advanced. Please read the course oulines above to determine which is best for you. We recommend taking the advanced course if you are knowledgable of at least 70% of the beginner course.
Wherever your office is located, we can come to you and deliver a private custom After Effects course. The larger the group the bigger the discount. However we also offer After Effects training for individuals, either at your corporate headquaters or your home.
For on-site courses, you will need to have a computer with After Effects and if there are 3 or more delegates, a projection system is required for our After Effects instructor.
Currently we only offer Public After Effects courses in the Johannesburg and Cape Town areas. We can however provide a private onsite course or of course an online After Effects course is also available
If you are unable to attend a public After Effects course, or simply prefer the convenience of an online course, these are regularly offered. For online After Effects courses you will need After Effects an internet connection of 5MB/s or faster and a headset with a mic or use your laptop's built in mic and speakers. All After Effects course materials are provided digitally. The course is of course, live and fully interactive with engaging teaching.
After Effects users tend to use the product for specific purposes. We can tailor a course to meet your specific goals.
Motion Graphic Designers will always have other tools in their toolbox. Photoshop knowledge is almost a must and if you want to create more 3D elements then Cinema 4D is recommended.
Adobe frequently updates After Effects and we continue to teach earlier versions for those that have not upgraded
Our instructors have been using and teaching After Effects for over 20 years. Whether you are a beginner or advanced we can assit you.
For our beginner courses there are no prerequisites
All delegates receive digital materials which are the official Adobe training manuals. Our instructors may provide addtional training lessons and information especially for custom courses
Adobe is a global company based in the USA and After Effects certification through Adobe is recognised worldwide. We can assist you obtaining certification. Taking our After Effects courses is your first step to certification. Adobe have offered 2 certification levels. Adobe Certfied Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Associate (ACA). The ACE is a higher qualification which requires writing an online exam
Although After Effects is widely used and it is the defacto standard for Video effects, many users simply don't understand it's full power, only designing animtaed titles. It is used extensively in motion graphics and power users typically work for fim or animation studios. Delegates who have taken our After Effects courses now have the ability to use After Effects as it was intended, anything regarding motion graphics and video effects. You are welcome to contact them.
You can rely on the expertise of our instructors who have been teaching After Effects courses for over 15 years. Our trainers are developers too. It’s essential to learn from professionals.
When you attend our courses, all delegates receive course materials, a certificate on completion and 3 months support from our certified instructors.
We guarantee your course and offer a full refund if you are not satisfied with your After Effects training experience. Just let us know within the first 2 hours of your course.
