After Effects CC Masters: VFX, Motion Graphics, Animation+
: 2023
: Udemy
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https://www.udemy.com/course/after-effects-cc/
: Phil Ebiner
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Master After Effects Motion Graphics with the easiest-to-follow course on Udemy!
"I went into this not knowing basically anything and came away with tons of knowledge!"
- Louis Matarazzo, Phil's After Effects student
Join this Adobe After Effects CC course to have fun while learning quickly!
If you are looking to make your videos better, adding
motion graphics and
visual effects is the way to do that. After Effects CC is used by professionals across the world for every type of production from business & marketing videos, music videos to documentaries, feature films. This full course is the best way to jump right in and start making your own videos come to life.
Make videos the way you imagine them!
Practice while you learn. This course includes practice files so you can follow along and
actually learn by doing.
By the end of the course, you'll have finished dozens of real world projects to build your confidence.
I'll be teaching the course using the Creative Cloud version, but if you have a previous version (CS6, CS5, etc - Mac or PC), you can still learn with this course.
What makes me qualified to teach you?
My name is Phil and I'm a professional motion graphics artist and video creator.
Phil Ebiner's "The Complete Guide to After Effects," is a wonderful and comprehensive course to dive into this Program, and get started with creating our own animations.
- Cavett Robert
Very comprehensive, easy to follow course.
- Dragan Vukicevic
Phil is a great instructor who is always willing to help. The way he lays out the course is simple and easy to understand.
- Patrick Gilmour
What's this course all about?
Get ready to create motion graphics that will improve your video quality. If you've always wanted to learn how to use video effects and create custom motion graphics, you can learn After Effects CC right now.
Practice lessons will get you motivated and moving to your goals.
The lessons are meant to teach you how to think like a motion graphics/video effects artist. After Effects is a robust tool that is capable of creating almost any video effect out there. You'll learn all of the basics, intermediate, and some advanced techniques, from working with shapes, text, and textures to video effects, transitions, and 3d camera.
Here is a glimpse of what we'll be covering:
- Getting comfortable with After Effects CC
- Starting a new composition
- Using the basic tools
- Working in the After Effects CC timeline
- Adding shape and text layers
- Animating position, scale, rotation, and opacity
- Working with shape layers and masks
- Real world projects such as lower thirds and bumpers
- Motion graphics principles and best practices
- Using video effects and presets to speed up workflow
- Green screen and chromakey removal
- Visual effects and rotoscoping
- Motion tracking and video stabilization
- Creating unique transitions
- Exporting your projects
- and so much more!
Knowing After Effects CC is a great skill to have that is in demand and highly marketable. I've landed many jobs with the skills that I teach you in this course.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone looking to use After Effects to improve their videos
- Videographers, video producers, video editors
- Motion graphics artists and graphic designers
- YouTubers and vloggers
- Businesses that use video as part of their marketing strategy
What you'll learn
- You will know how to use After Effects to make your videos better than ever
- You will be comfortable using After Effects - even if you're a beginner
- Know how to create a video project from start to finish in After Effects
- Create professional motion graphics that improve your videos
- Add creative visual effects to your video projects
- Export high quality videos from After Effects and know how to use it with Premiere Pro efficiently
- You will have the full support of an instructor who loves teaching
Requirements
- You should have Adobe After Effects installed so you can follow along with the course lessons. We'll be using the Creative Cloud version of After Effects, but you can do many of the lessons in a previous version if you don't have After Effects CC.
- You DO NOT need any experience with After Effects. This course is for beginners and assumes you don't have any experience with the program.
29 sections 228 lectures 27h 49m total length
Introduction to the After Effects Course 5 lectures 12min
- Welcome! | After Effects Course 02:34
- Download the Course Project Files | After Effects Course 00:44
- Animate Your Name! | After Effects Course 06:58
- Tutorial Request Form | After Effects Course 00:29
- Tips to Improve Your Course Taking Experience | After Effects Course 01:06
After Effects Basics 10 lectures 56min
- Know Your Way Around After Effects | After Effects Course 05:39
- Start a New Composition | After Effects Course 08:15
- CC Update: Starting a New Composition from Footage | After Effects Course 01:55
- Importing Media and Placing on the Timeline | After Effects Course 05:08
- Learn the Important Tools | After Effects Course 10:20
- Create a Perfect Square or Circle, Alignment, and Colors | After Effects Course 03:04
- The Timeline | After Effects Course 10:59
- CC 2023 Update: Properties Panel 00:20
- Layer Transformations | After Effects Course 08:57
- Instructor Note - Get More Resources and Tips | After Effects Course 01:50
Animating with Keyframes 7 lectures 46min
- Adding and Editing Keyframes + Opacity Animations | After Effects Course 07:35
- Position, Size, and Rotation Animations | After Effects Course 05:17
- Make Animations Better with Easy Ease and Motion Blur | After Effects Course 04:21
- Advanced Animations with the Graph Editor | After Effects Course 05:32
- Challenge: Bouncing Ball Animation | After Effects Course 01:01
- Solution: Bouncing Ball Animation | After Effects Course 20:20
- Get More Video Resources & Tips | After Effects Course 01:50
Shapes and Solid Layers 6 lectures 31min
- Working with Solid Layers | After Effects Course 07:07
- Working with Shapes | After Effects Course 06:24
- Layer Styles - Drop Shadows, Bevel & Emboss, and Gradients 03:44
- Shape Effects | After Effects Course 05:54
- CC 2020 Update: Tapered Strokes | After Effects Course 03:48
- CC 2020 Update: Concentric Shapes | After Effects Course 03:47
Important After Effects Skills 10 lectures 51min
- Track Mattes: Make Layers Appear and Disappear | After Effects Course 08:37
- Pre-Compositions: Grouping Layers Together | After Effects Course 05:34
- Quickly Reversing Animations | After Effects Course 02:14
- Freeze Frames, Remapping, Reversing Time | After Effects Course 05:54
- Blend Modes | After Effects Course 06:05
- Stabilizing Footage | After Effects Course 04:04
- CC 2018 Update: Previewing and Favoriting Fonts | After Effects Course 00:46
- CC 2019 Update: Responsive Design | After Effects Course 03:36
- CC 2019 Update: Content Aware Fill | After Effects Course 04:34
- CC 2019 Update: Create Motion Graphics Templates to Use in Premiere Pro 09:24
Motion Graphics Projects 9 lectures 1hr 36min
- Intro to Real World Projects | After Effects Course 00:53
- Project: Clean Lower Third | After Effects Course 09:22
- Project: Colorful Transition | After Effects Course 16:59
- Project: Text with Mask Transition | After Effects Course 10:05
- Project: Text Bubble Pop-Up Animation | After Effects Course 13:39
- Project: Weather App User Design Animation - Part 1 | After Effects Course 16:41
- Project: Weather App User Design Animation - Part 2 | After Effects Course 08:21
- Project: Weather App User Design Animation - Part 3 | After Effects Course 06:59
- Project: Simple Logo Reveal | After Effects Course 13:25
Flat Animation Challenge 2 lectures 28min
- Design Your Own Flat Animation Scene | After Effects Course 1 question
- Designing My Flat Animation Scene | After Effects Course 12:39
- Animating Fireworks with a Repeater Shape | After Effects Course 15:02
Green Screen (Chromakeying) 4 lectures 27min
- Remove Green Screen with Keylight 1.2 | After Effects Course 06:46
- Adding a Background that Matches the Foreground + Parenting 07:55
- Adding Motion to a Still Image with the Puppet Tool | After Effects Course 06:26
- Adding Motion to the Background Photo with Ripple Effect | After Effects Course 06:07
3D Animations and the Camera Tool 5 lectures 41min
- 3D in After Effects + The Camera Tool and Views | After Effects Course 10:04
- Swinging 3D Rotating Text Animation + Null Objects | After Effects Course 12:11
- Building a 3D Composition | After Effects Course 05:47
- Animating in 3D Space | After Effects Course 07:38
- Creating Stars in After Effects | After Effects Course 05:11
Rotoscoping 3 lectures 22min
- Make a Selection with the Rotoscope Tool | After Effects Course 06:55
- Cleaning Up Edges | After Effects Course 07:21
- Putting Rotoscoping to Work | After Effects Course 07:33
Screen Replacements 4 lectures 37min
- Replacing a Screen with Easy Masking | After Effects Course 09:56
- Replacing a Screen with Masking and 3D Motion | After Effects Course 13:49
- Replacing Device Screens with Mocha | After Effects Course 08:13
- CC 2019 Update: Mocha Native Plugin | After Effects Course 05:08
Puppet Tool Animations 5 lectures 25min
- Setting Your Pins | After Effects Course 04:33
- Animating Your Pins to Make a Bird Fly | After Effects Course 03:04
- Animating Your Owl's Blinking Eyes | After Effects Course 08:21
- Adding Perspective with Animated Clouds | After Effects Course 07:10
- CC 2019 Update: Advanced Puppet Tools | After Effects Course 02:08
Effects & Presets 5 lectures 26min
- Text Animations | After Effects Course 05:59
- CC Page Turn | After Effects Course 10:05
- Radial and Linear Wipe Effect | After Effects Course 03:20
- Color Correction | After Effects Course 03:33
- CC 2019 Update: Selective Color Grading | After Effects Course 03:25
Motion Tracking 4 lectures 32min
- Motion Tracking Basics | After Effects Course 09:51
- Attaching Text & Visual Effects to Video Clip with Tracking 06:21
- Tracking Scale and Rotation | After Effects Course 11:33
- Adding More Details to Your Text | After Effects Course 04:04
Character Animations 7 lectures 51min
- Intro to Character Animations | After Effects Course 01:31
- Design Your Character | After Effects Course 14:32
- Rigging Body Parts | After Effects Course 02:50
- Animate Your Character | After Effects Course 09:55
- Adding an Animated Background for Context | After Effects Course 09:12
- Adding Details to Your Character Animation | After Effects Course 07:20
- Adding the 'Paper Cut Out' Texture to Your Layers | After Effects Course 05:29
Exporting From After Effects 5 lectures 25min
- Exporting H.264 Files | After Effects Course 07:03
- Exporting with a Transparent Background | After Effects Course 04:03
- Exporting Videos with Adobe Media Encoder | After Effects Course 04:40
- CC 2018 Update: Exporting an Animated GIF from Adobe Media Encoder 02:14
- Creating an Animated GIF with CC 2017 and Earlier Versions 07:03
After Effects Workflow + Tips 2 lectures 9min
- Editing Audio in After Effects | After Effects Course 03:20
- Working with Premiere Pro Projects | After Effects Course 05:54
Expressions 3 lectures 25min
- Adding an Expression | After Effects Course 07:24
- Animate a Flickering Light with Expressions | After Effects Course 17:35
- Dive Deeper with After Effects Expressions | After Effects Course 00:13
Conclusion 1 lecture 1min
- Thank You Video | After Effects Course 00:59
Make Better Videos with Stock Elements (Video, Graphics, Titles, SFX, Music+) 10 lectures 49min
- Work Smarter, Not Harder: Why Use Stock Websites Like Envato Elements 03:16
- Which Stock Platforms Do I Recommend? 00:32
- How Do I Use Stock Elements in My Videos? 04:40
- How to Find the Perfect Assets for Your Videos 06:42
- Make Your Video Better with Stock Footage 06:26
- Create a Custom Transition & Style in Premiere Pro with Stock 10:55
- How to Use Stock Premiere Pro Motion Graphics Files 07:57
- Quickly Create Social Media Videos (Shorts, Reels, etc.) with Stock Templates 02:50
- How to Edit an After Effects Template File 04:58
- Conclusion to this Section 01:04
Bonus Tutorials 44 lectures 7hr 44min
- What are the bonus tutorials? | After Effects Course 00:35
- After Effects Updates + My Favorite CC 2020 Updates | After Effects Course 06:22
- Neon Sign Effect | After Effects Course 21:49
- Fade Text Up with Motion: Popular YouTuber Animation Style 13:32
- Map Animations with 3D Camera Move like YouTuber Drew Binsky 32:43
- Sliding Photo Intro Bumper | After Effects Course 17:23
- Side Scrolling Video Grid | After Effects Course 09:22
- Looped Dots Following a Line Animation | After Effects Course 05:57
- How to Attach Text, Graphics and Video to Walls | After Effects Course 11:57
- Long Shadow Style | After Effects Course 08:16
- Rotoscoping Tutorial | After Effects Course 16:32
- Old Film Style | After Effects Course 22:50
- Animating with the Puppet Tool | After Effects Course 17:09
- 3D Text in After Effects | After Effects Course 05:18
- Hologram Effect | After Effects Course 27:56
- Cinemagraphs in After Effects | After Effects Course 13:14
- Fly Through Text | After Effects Course 06:58
- How to Listen to Audio by Scrubbing | After Effects Course 03:04
- Marauder's Map Footprint Tutorial | After Effects Course 14:36
- Call Out Titles | After Effects Course 20:57
- How to Attach a Path Point to Video in After Effects | After Effects Course 03:42
- Animate the Mountain and Moon | After Effects Course 07:14
- Center Lower Third | After Effects Course 13:47
- Text Highlight Effect | After Effects Course 05:32
- Animating a Dotted Line | After Effects Course 08:13
- How to Easily Swap Layers | After Effects Course 01:47
- Minimalist Lower Third Titles | After Effects Course 14:21
- How to Snap Your Anchor Points | After Effects Course 02:12
- Parenting in After Effects | After Effects Course 03:55
- Rotating Kinetic Typography | After Effects Course 12:10
- Time Remapping in After Effects | After Effects Course 06:09
- Transparent Text Block | After Effects Course 04:08
- How to Easily Reverse an Animation | After Effects Course 02:40
- Swinging Text Tutorial | After Effects Course 09:43
- Text on a Path | After Effects Course 07:54
- How to Enable Auto Save | After Effects Course 03:13
- Using Arrow Keys for Improved Workflow | After Effects Course 05:40
- Basic Kinetic Typography Tutorial | After Effects Course 25:15
- Clean Lower Third | After Effects Course 16:30
- Create a Count Down without Expressions | After Effects Course 10:52
- Valentine's Day Graphic | After Effects Course 10:54
- How to Add a Dark & Blurry Background | After Effects Course 03:33
- 3D Shapes in After Effects | After Effects Course 05:00
- Layering Multiple Effects in After Effects | After Effects Course 02:37
Bonus Project: House of Cards Intro Graphics 7 lectures 40min
- What is this section? | After Effects Course 00:30
- Intro the House of Cards Project | After Effects Course 01:57
- Importing Your Assets | After Effects Course 05:46
- Create the Flag Animation | After Effects Course 14:56
- Adjusting the Speed of Your Animation | After Effects Course 05:19
- Adding Text and a Background | After Effects Course 07:54
- Exporting in After Effects | After Effects Course 03:23
Bonus Project: Hipster Badge Animation 10 lectures 55min
- What is this section? | After Effects Course 00:30
- Intro and Download the Project Files | After Effects Course 01:40
- Design Your Badge in Adobe Illustrator | After Effects Course 15:32
- Importing the Design into After Effects | After Effects Course 10:46
- Preparing Layers by Moving Anchor Points | After Effects Course 04:00
- Animate the Badge Outline with Trim Paths | After Effects Course 08:01
- Animate the Text | After Effects Course 05:40
- Animate the Tent, Fire, and Trees | After Effects Course 03:49
- Easily Reverse the Animation | After Effects Course 03:00
- Export the Badge with Transparency | After Effects Course 01:50
Bonus Project: Flat Animation Buildup 8 lectures 40min
- What is this section? | After Effects Course 00:29
- Intro the Project | After Effects Course 00:48
- Designing the Object in Illustrator | After Effects Course 10:09
- Preparing the Illustrator File | After Effects Course 01:41
- Animating in After Effects | After Effects Course 21:26
- How to Quickly Reverse an Animation | After Effects Course 02:44
- Exporting Your Animation | After Effects Course 02:19
- Conclusion to Project | After Effects Course 00:37
Bonus Section: Using After Effects Templates 8 lectures 34min
- What is this section? | After Effects Course 00:32
- Downloading a Template | After Effects Course 02:51
- After Effects Layout | After Effects Course 04:31
- Editing a Template | After Effects Course 07:45
- Adding and Editing Text | After Effects Course 06:16
- How to Turn Audio On and Off | After Effects Course 01:34
- Exporting Your Video | After Effects Course 04:08
- Editing a Slideshow Template | After Effects Course 06:02
Bonus Section: Advanced Shape Animations 18 lectures 3hr 43min
- What is this section? | After Effects Course 00:29
- Intro to this Section | After Effects Course 01:20
- Shape Refresher | After Effects Course 11:17
- Fill & Stroke | After Effects Course 11:55
- Trim Paths | After Effects Course 14:34
- The Repeater Effect | After Effects Course 12:13
- Wiggle Paths | After Effects Course 09:55
- Adding Accents | After Effects Course 13:59
- Using the Graph Editor | After Effects Course 11:31
- Project 1 - Adding Accents | After Effects Course 12:27
- Project 2 - Fun Transitions | After Effects Course 20:33
- Project 3 - The Repeater Transition | After Effects Course 12:11
- Project 4 - Map Effects | After Effects Course 17:22
- Project 5 - Text Effect | After Effects Course 09:45
- Project 6 - Squeeze and Stretch | After Effects Course 08:28
- Project 7 - Hipster Circles | After Effects Course 20:20
- Project 8 - Clean Lower Thirds | After Effects Course 16:35
- Project 9 - Storytime Slideshow | After Effects Course 18:05
Bonus Projects: After Effects for Entrepreneurs 15 lectures 59min
- What is this section? | After Effects Course 00:29
- Lower Third - Intro | After Effects Course 00:13
- Lower Third - Design Your Text | After Effects Course 05:15
- Lower Third - Animate Your Text | After Effects Course 10:47
- Lower Third - Exporting with a Transparent Background | After Effects Course 05:23
- Modern Transition - Intro | After Effects Course 00:26
- Modern Transition - Design and Animate Your Transition | After Effects Course 07:30
- Modern Transition - Exporting an dAdding to Your Project | After Effects Course 02:11
- YouTube Button - Intro | After Effects Course 00:17
- YouTube Button - Animate Your Subscribe Button with a Click 13:34
- Social Media Buttons - Intro | After Effects Course 00:23
- Social Media Buttons - Design the Graphic | After Effects Course 03:50
- Social Media Buttons - Animate the Graphic | After Effects Course 05:34
- Social Media Buttons - Quickly Reverse Any Animation | After Effects Course 01:35
- Social Media Buttons - Exporting with a Transparent Background 01:15
Bonus Section: Kinetic Typography 10 lectures 1hr 2min
- What is this section? | After Effects Course 00:29
- The Kinetic Typography Project | After Effects Course 01:52
- Cut and Scale Animations | After Effects Course 13:40
- Position Animations | After Effects Course 08:51
- Rotation Animations | After Effects Course 12:56
- Reveal Animations | After Effects Course 07:44
- Adding a Background | After Effects Course 09:02
- Adding Texture to the Background | After Effects Course 01:25
- Adding Camera-Like Motion | After Effects Course 03:07
- Exporting Your Kinetic Typography | After Effects Course 02:38
Bonuses from Video School 1 lecture 1min
- Bonus Lecture: Learn More from Phil + Video School | After Effects Course 00:39
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