Summary

This is a basic summary of the tools you'll have and the skills you'll learn

  • Animate your illustrations using different transform tools and special effects

  • Animate text using transform tools and special effects

  • Build animated videos with a number of different scenes

  • Have a better understanding of the golden rules of animation

  • Create layered compositions with several items animating at once

Course curriculum

    1. Hello and Welcome

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    2. Getting started - Overview of the workspace

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    3. Importing content

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    4. Organising content

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    5. Setting up your first project and compositions

    6. Review Block 1.

    1. Overview of the Transform Tools

    2. Intro to Keyframes using the Transform Tools

    3. Anchor point

    4. Importing Layered Files

    5. Exporting to MP4 or Movie file

    6. Keyboard short cuts

    7. Position - Motion Paths

    8. Position - Motion Sketch

    9. An introduction to Parenting

    10. Keeping things Tidy - The Shy tool and Pre-Composing

    11. Keyframe Interpolation - Smoothing your Moves

    12. The Graph Editor

    13. Transform tools assignment

    14. Some Useful Resources

    1. Introduction to Presets

    2. Text Animations - Transform Tools

    3. Text Animations - Presets

    4. Text Animation - Range Selectors

    5. Final assignemnt

About this course

  • €297,00
  • 25 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

FAQ

  • What do I need to do this course?

    You will need an Adobe Creative Cloud or After Effects subscription and good basic knowledge of Adobe products such as Photoshop and/or Illustrator and be used to working with layered files.

  • Can I try before I buy?

    Yes! You will have access to the first three lessons before you commit to purchasing the course. That should give you a good feel for my teaching style and what the lessons look like.

Payment options

Payment through Stripe

So what am I getting here?

Back in March 2021 I launched the Beta course of After Effects for Visual Practitioners; a kick start for those wanting to move into the world of explainer animations, and also for those who are wanting to up their game from platforms such as Videoscribe or Doodly.  This first iteration was fully online vía Zoom.  

Three months and a happy Beta group later did it again... this time as a blended learning experience with pre - recorded lessons accompanied by scheduled  "office hours" on Zoom to make sure that everyone was following the course without problems and so that I could help learners with any roadblocks they may have had.  

I fully intended to run the course again, but life had other plans and those pre-recorded lessons were just sitting on my course platform, so I made the course available as a fully self guided experience with over 20 bite sized lessons which will hopefully make learning  After Effects as pain free as possible for you… (ie. you’ll learn from all my mistakes!!).  

The first three lessons are free to give you an idea of my teaching style before you make that commitment!

Ideally you will have a good basic knowledge of Photoshop and/or Illustrator to get the most out of this course., and you will need access to Adobe Creative Cloud or After Effects - Adobe do give free trial periods and in many places now offer a monthly (as opposed to annual) subscription. If you have any doubts about whether the course is right for you then please get in touch.

People said nice things about my teaching!

I've got some happy customers out there!

Avril Orloff

Graphic Facilitator

That was, once again, an awesome workshop you gave yesterday! I love how clearly (and entertainingly) you communicate what you know, and really appreciate how patiently you work with us as we struggle our way through various processes. And of course, the wonderful moments of head-exploding magic in each workshop - truly priceless! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Glad to finally “meet” you through these encounters, and look forward to the day when we can meet in person!

Vanessa Randle

Graphic Facilitator

“This learning experience exceeded what I hoped for; I’m never going back to Videoscribe! Thanks Verity.”

Debbie Roberts

Graphic Facilitator

Seriously seriously packed with learning, skills, magic, fun and more magic.. and Verity is one heck of a lovely skilled and generous teacher !

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Maybe you want to take a smaller bite first?

Then give the first module a try! All the basics are there to get you going!

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