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Adobe After Effects for Beginners: Motion Design Essentials

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Adobe After Effects for Beginners: Motion Design Essentials

Sara Roma

Instructor: Sara Roma

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Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning
Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning

What you'll learn

  • Be able to navigate through Adobe After Effects panels to create a composition, import files and add shapes and text.

  • Apply keyframes to parameters and utilize the the animation principles of Easy Ease, Anticipation, and offset to create dynamic motion.

  • Utilize pre-comps and track mattes to create layered compositions that integrate video footage and effects to animate a title card.

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Taught in English
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August 2024

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About this Guided Project

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Task 1: Navigating Adobe After Effects and Creating a Composition

  2. Task 2: Utilizing the Timeline to make Dynamic Motion

  3. Task 3: Creating and Animating Text for a Title card 

  4. Task 4: Create More Layered Compositions

  5. Task 5: Apply Effects And Finalize Your Title Card

Recommended experience

Be able to download and upload footage assets, be comfortable with typography, and have a general understanding of alpha layers or transparency.

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Sara Roma
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  • Skill-based, hands-on learning

    Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.

  • Expert guidance

    Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.

  • No downloads or installation required

    Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.

  • Available only on desktop

    This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.

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