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After Effects Training Class
After Effects Training Class – one to one LIVE instruction
This Online After Effects Training Course will get you to an expert level in just 5 days. Become a Motion Graphics Designer by attending an Adobe After Effects training class, a one to one live course with AMT. If you have a specific motion graphics project, need to learn the basics of After Effects or require training to become an After Effects expert, we provide the courses and training options to get you up to speed as fast and efficiently as possible. Our Adobe After Effects classes are always live with an instructor. Online, or on-site at your offices. Regardless of your current experience in After Effects, we can assist you. Simply because each After Effects class is private, addressing your current skill level and objectives is your instructor’s only agenda. You are the focus of your After Effects training and we will teach you exactly what you need to know.
After Effects Private Custom Class - Beginner (16 Hours)
Live Online
Cost: $1295
This Live, Online After Effects Private Class is geared for those just starting out in motion graphics using digital video. The class is essential for those creating video for all media including broadcasting.
Learning Objectives:
Attending 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 class 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
Target Audience:
Recommended for potential designers, wanting to learn an industry standard application. Students new to After Effects will learn to create motion graphics and visual effects.
Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Workflow
- Getting started
- Creating a project and importing footage
- Creating a composition and arranging layers
- Adding effects and modifying layer properties
- Animating the composition
- Previewing your work
- Optimizing performance in After Effects
- Rendering and exporting your composition
- Customizing workspaces
- Controlling the brightness of the user interface
- Finding resources for using After Effects
- Checking for updates
Lesson 2: Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets
- Importing footage using Adobe Bridge
- Creating the composition
- Working with imported Illustrator layers
- Applying effects to a layer
- Applying an animation preset
- Previewing the effects
- Adding Transparency
- Rendering the composition
Lesson 3: Animating Text
- Getting started
- About text layers
- Creating and formatting point text
- Using a text animation preset
- Animating with scale keyframes
- Animating using parenting
- Animating imported Photoshop text
- Animating text using a path animation preset
- Animating type tracking
- Animating text opacity
- Using a text animator group
- Cleaning up the path animation
- Animating a nontext layer along a motion path
- Adding motion blur
- Exporting to Adobe Flash Professional
Lesson 4: Working with Shape Layers
- Getting started
- Adding a shape layer
- Creating custom shapes
- Creating stars
- Incorporating video and audio layers
- Applying a Cartoon effect
- Adding a title bar
- Using Brainstorm to experiment
Lesson 5: Animating a Multimedia Presentation
- Getting started
- Animating the scenery using parenting
- Adjusting an anchor point
- Masking video using vector shapes
- Keyframing a motion path
- Animating additional elements
- Applying an effect
- Creating an animated slide show
- Adding an audio track
- Zooming in for a final close-up
Lesson 6: Animating Layers
- Getting started
- Simulating lighting changes
- Duplicating an animation using the pick whip
- Animating movement in the scenery
- Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte
- Animating the shadows
- Adding a lens flare effect
- Animating the clock
- Retiming the composition
Lesson 7: Working With Masks
- About masks
- Getting started
- Creating a mask with the Pen tool
- Editing a mask
- Replacing the content of the mask
- Adding a reflection
- Creating a vignette
- Adjusting the color
Lesson 8: Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools
- Getting started
- About the Puppet tools
- Adding Deform pins
- Defining areas of overlap
- Stiffening an area
- Animating pin positions
- Recording animation
Lesson 9: Using the Roto Brush Tool
- About rotoscoping
- Getting started
- Creating a segmentation boundary
- Fine-tuning the matte
- Creating a transition from the full clip to the foreground
- Creating the logo
- Animating text
- Adding a background image
- Adding audio
Lesson 10: Performing Color Correction
- Getting started
- Adjusting color balance
- Replacing the background
- Removing unwanted elements
- Correcting a range of colors
- Warming colors with the Photo Filter effect
Lesson 11: Building 3D Objects
- Getting started
- Building a 3D object
- Working with a null object
- Working with 3D text
- Creating a backdrop for 3D animation
- Nesting a 3D composition
- Adding a camera
- Completing the scene
Lesson 12: Using 3D Features
- Getting started
- Animating 3D objects
- Animating a camera
- Adjusting layer timing
- Using 3D lights
- Adding effects
- Adding motion blur
- Previewing the entire animation
Lesson 13: Advanced Editing Techniques
- Getting started
- Using motion stabilization
- Using single-point motion tracking
- Using multipoint tracking
- Creating a particle simulation
- Retiming playback using the
- Timewarp effect
Lesson 14: Rendering and Outputting
- Getting started
- Creating templates for output modules
- Exporting to different output media
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical class. We may change or alter the class topics to meet the objectives of a particular After Effects course. As this is an After Effects private training class we will always teach it with your specific objectives in mind.
After Effects Private Custom Class - Advanced (6 Hours)
Live Online
Cost: $895
The After Effects Private Custom Class for level 2 builds upon the foundation concepts found in our level 1 class. Take your After Effects training to the next level by incorporating advanced keying techniques, color correcting, camera optics, motion tracking, programming expressions and more.
Learning Objectives:
After taking this class 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
Target Audience:
Students should have at least three months experience with After Effects, or attended an After Effects beginner class.
Lesson 1: Composite in After Effects
- A over B
- Organization
- Take Control of Settings
- View Panels and Previews
- Effects: Plug-ins and Animation Presets
- Output and the Render Queue
- Assemble the Shot
Lesson 2: The Timeline
- Organization
- Keyframes and the Graph Editor
- Timeline Panel Shortcuts
- Spatial Offsets
- Motion Blur
- Timing and Retiming
- So Why the Bouncing Ball Again?
Lesson 3: Selections: The Key to Compositing
- Methods to Combine Layers
- Optics and Edges
- Transparency: Alpha Channels and
- Edge Multiplication
- Mask Modes
- Combine Selections
- Animated Masks
- Composite With or Without Selections: Blending Modes
- Track Mattes
- Right Tool for the Job
Lesson 4: Optimize Projects
- Nested Comps, Multiple Projects
- Adjustment and Guide Layers
- Faster! Control the Render Pipeline
- Optimize a Project
Lesson 5: Color Correction
- Color Correction for Image Optimization
- Levels: Histograms and Channels
- Curves: Gamma and Contrast
- Hue/Saturation: Color and Intensity
- Color Look Development
- Color Matching
Lesson 6: Color Keying
- Procedural Mattes
- Linear Keyers and Hi-Con Mattes
- Color Keying: Greenscreen,
- Bluescreen
- Keylight for Color Keying
- Fine Tuning and Problem Solving
- Shoot for the Perfect Matte
Lesson 7: Rotoscoping and Paint
- Roto Brush
- The Articulated Matte
- Refined Mattes
- Deformation
- Paint and Cloning
- Alternatives
Lesson 8: Effective Motion Tracking
- Point Tracker
- Track a Scene
- Smooth a Camera Move
- Planar Tracker: mocha-AE
- Track Roto/Paint
- 3D Tracking
Lesson 9: The Camera and Optics
- Cameras: Virtual and Real
3D - Camera and Story
- Depth of Focus
- Grain
- Lens Optics & Looks
Lesson 10: Expressions
- What Expressions Are
- Creating Expressions
- The Language of Expressions
- Linking an Effect Parameter to a Property
- Using a Layer’s Index
- Looping Keyframes
- Using Markers
- Time Remapping Expressions
- Layer Space Transforms
- Color Sampling and Conversion
Lesson 11: Advanced Color Options and HDR
- Dynamic Range: Bit Depth and Film
- Color Realism: Linear HDRI
- Color Fidelity: Management, Depth, LUTs
Lesson 12: Light
- Source and Direction
- Color Looks
- Source, Reflection, and Shadow
- Multipass 3D Compositing
Lesson 13: Climate and the Environment
- Particulate Matter
- Sky Replacement
- Fog, Smoke, and Mist
- Billowing Smoke
- Wind and Ambience
- Precipitation
Lesson 14: Pyrotechnics: Heat, Fire, Explosions
- Firearms
- Energy Effects
- Heat Distortion
- Fire
- Explosions
- In a Blaze of Glory
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical After Effects class. We may change or alter the class topics to meet the objectives of a particular class. We find that taking the After Effects Private Class – level 2 is a significant benefit as most experienced users have a better idea of what they need to learn and we can focus on the help they need
Additional Course Information
On-Site After Effects Class Options
AMT does offer on-site After Effects training classes anywhere in the USA, Canada and Mexico. If you prefer that we to come to your place of business and want a private in-person class, we can certainly deliver an After Effects course on-site. Cost will depend on the number of students and also your location. The larger the group, the lower the cost per student.
Please complete our contact form here for more information.
After Effects Class Features
To quote Adobe, “there is nothing you can’t create with After Effects”. Well we will do our best to test that in our classes.
Create cinematic movie titles, intros, and transitions. Remove an object from a clip. Start a fire or make it rain. Animate a logo or character. With After Effects, the industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects software, you can take any idea and make it move.
Our instructors are firstly motion graphic designers and video editors who really enjoy teaching when they are not working on a project. If you can have a professional, an expert in their field with the an ability to teach, that is a winning combination. This fusion is what you will receive when you take an After Effects Private Class.
- Adobe After Effects New Features
- Preview and playback performance improvements
- Enhanced EXR workflows
- Graphics and text enhancements
- Expression improvements
- Expanded format and better playback support
- Cinema 4D Lite R21
- Content-Aware Fill for video improvements
What else should I learn with After Effects?
Taking the After Effects class will get you up to speed for your motion graphics. It’s exciting and very creative. There are a few applications that will assist you in designing your clips.
Can you create content from scratch, like content for you animations?
Do you need to manipulate images sent to you by your graphic designer?
How are you at working with sound, and can you edit?
Applications you should definitely consider learning and here are the links:
- An Illustrator private class
- A Photoshop private class
- An Audition private class
- A Premiere private class
And how about some cool 3D tools. Check out Cinema 4D?
Need a Software Copy?
Need to get a licensed copy of After Effects before your class?
https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html
A trial version is also available for your After Effects Class
https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html#mini-plans-web-cta-after-effects-card
Your After Effects Class is guaranteed to run
There are many training companies who offer After Effects training classes either online or in-person but cancel them due to low enrolment. This will not happen when you book a private After Effects training class with AMT.
After Effects Private Course Benefits
You have a certified instructor all to yourself for 16 hours
We go at your pace as it is a private After Effects class
The course is customized to your specific objectives and needs
The dates and even times are flexible to suit your schedule
Work with your own content or projects
There is no travel time or associated costs
The price is the same or less than attending a public class with other students who may have different agenda’s and skill levels to your own
After Effects Tips & Tricks
Improve Preview Quality
Go to Preferences > General and select the Viewer Quality to More Accurate setting
Add Clip to Composition
You can use the shortcut Mac (Cmd+/) or Windows (Ctrl+/) instead of dragging footage to a composition.
Automate to Sequence
Select the clips you want. Go to File > New Comp (or you can right click and select the option ‘New Comp from Selection’) You can then click ‘Single Composition’, ‘Sequence Layers’ and ‘Overlap’ if you want a dissolve.
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World Class Tutors
You can rely on the expertise of our After Effects instructors. We have taught over a thousand students After Effects. Most of them as Private Custom Classes.
Support
When you attend our After Effects Private Class, all students receive class materials, a certificate on completion and 3 months support from our certified instructors. We have you covered.
Risk Free
We guarantee your After Effects Private Course and offer a full refund if you are not satisfied with your training experience. Just let us know within the first 2 hours of your After Effects training.
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