Course Title: Motion Graphics

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students will learn how to use Adobe After Effects to create sophisticated motion graphics. Adobe After Effects is a powerful application used to create motion graphics and visual effects for film and video. After Effects is used in a variety of contexts, including broadcast graphics, music videos, feature films, video rot scoping, corporate presentations, and conferences.

Course Outline:

MODULE 1: THE PROJECT PANEL & WORKSPACES

Lesson 1: Navigating the Interface

Lesson 2: Customizing, Saving & Loading Workspaces

Lesson 3: Opening & Closing Windows & Projects

Lesson 4: Working within the Project Panel

Lesson 5: Importing Files

Lesson 6: Organizing Files in the Project Panel

MODULE 2: THE COMP PANEL

Lesson 1: Adjusting the Composition Settings

Lesson 2: Creating a Comp from Existing Footage

Lesson 3: Creating a Comp from Stills

Lesson 4: Working with Multiple Composition Viewers

Lesson 5: Using the Zoom & Scroll Tools

Lesson 6: Changing the Preview Size

Lesson 7: Changing the View Options

MODULE 3: THE TIMELINE & PREVIEWING

Lesson 1: Importing Footage

Lesson 2: Fitting an Image into the Comp Window

Lesson 3: Labeling, Selecting Label Color & Arranging Layers

Lesson 4: Renaming Layers in the Timeline

Lesson 5: Zooming, Viewing Switches, Modes & Duration Columns

Lesson 6: Moving the Time Indicator & Applying Markers

Lesson 7: Positioning & Trimming Layers Using Markers

Lesson 8: Previewing Audio & Setting Up a RAM Preview

Lesson 9: Setting Up a Work Area & a Region of Interest

MODULE 4: INTRODUCTION TO KEYFRAMES

Lesson 1: Creating key frames

Lesson 2: Positioning, Scaling, Opacity

Lesson 3: Setting Anchor Points and Rotation

Lesson 4: Motion Blur

MODULE 5: WORKING WITH PHOTOS

Lesson 1: Importing & Arranging Photos

Lesson 2: Creating a Slideshow

Lesson 3: Adjusting Photos

Lesson 4: Animating the Position of Photos

Lesson 5: Creating a Pan & Zoom Effect

MODULE 6: PARENTING & TIME REMAPPING

Lesson 1: Introducing Parenting

Lesson 2: Common Challenges with Parenting Elements Together

Lesson 3: Pre-Composing

Lesson 4: Enabling Time-Remapping

MODULE 7: MASKING

Lesson 1: Introducing the Masking Tools

Lesson 2: Animating a Mask to Reveal Text

Lesson 3: Using Guides & Feathering Masks

Lesson 4: Adding & Subtracting Masks

Lesson 5: Creating a Circular Mask

MODULE 8: MATTES & LAYER BLENDING MODES

Lesson 1: Applying a Luma Track Matte

Lesson 2: Duplicating a Layer & Replacing It with a Matte

Lesson 3: Introducing Adjustment Layers in Photoshop

Lesson 4: Using Adjustment Layers to Blur & Colorize

Lesson 5: Using Layer Blending Modes

Lesson 6: Creating a Custom Adjustment Layer

Lesson 7: Animating a Mask on an Adjustment Layer & Adding a Blur

Lesson 8: Animating a Blur & Adjusting Transparency

Lesson 9: Adjusting the Timing of an Animation

MODULE 9: CREATING & FORMATTING TYPE

Lesson 1: Text Effects, Panels & Workspaces

Lesson 2: Creating a Type Layer

Lesson 3: Selecting, Aligning & Building Type Layers

Lesson 4: Populating & Scaling Type Layers

Lesson 5: Formatting Text with the Character Panel

Lesson 6: Changing the Stroke, Fill, Height & Width

Lesson 7: Adjusting the Tracking, Leading & Kerning

Lesson 8: Using the Paragraph Panel

MODULE 10: OUTPUT & EXPORT

Lesson 1: Exporting a Movie for the Web

Lesson 2: Previewing in a Browser & Changing Frame Rate

Lesson 3: Saving a RAM Preview & Exporting Multiple Movies

Lesson 4: Changing the Render Settings