After Effects 2021 Essential Training: The Basics

Explore basic techniques for using After Effects 2021, the flagship motion graphics and compositing application from Adobe.

Introduction

• Amazing things happen in Adobe After Effects
• The language of After Effects
• The language of motion graphics and effects
• What is After Effects for?
• Using the exercise files and relinking footage

1. Foundations

• The six foundations of After Effects
• Explore the After Effects user interface
• Begin with compositions
• Composite with layers
• Animate with the timeline
• Add effects to a layer
• Basics of 3D in After Effects
• Finish with rendering

2. Creating a Simple Animation

• Import a Premiere Pro sequence
• Customize text
• Put text in motion
• Match a moving camera
• Distort a layer
• Animate an Illustrator logo
• Add dimension to a design

Conclusion

• Many ways to learn After Effects