After Effects Apprentice: 03 Advanced Animation

Learn how to create sophisticated animations in After Effects with the minimum amount of effort.

Introduction

• Overview
• Software versions and exercise files

1. Keyframe Basics

• Reviewing keyframes
• Exploring keyframe interpolation, velocity, and influence
• Instant gratification: Auto Bézier
• Instant gratification: Easy Ease

2. The Anchor Point

• Setting the anchor point
• Exploring an alternate way to edit
• Working with motion control moves
• Using an anchor point path

3. The Graph Editor

• Navigating the Graph Editor
• Understanding graph types
• Editing values and timing
• Interpolating in the Graph Editor
• Coordinating keyframes
• Working with separate dimensions

4. Crafting Organic Movements

• Using Motion Sketch
• Working with the Smoother
• Working with Auto-Orientation
• Using roving keyframes

5. Smooth Motion and Stop Motion

• Enabling motion blur
• Adjusting motion blur
• Slamming down with Hold keyframes
• Blinking with Hold keyframes

6. Quizzlers

• Quizzler challenges
• Quizzler solution one: Bounce and squish
• Quizzler solution two: Perfect orbit
• Quizzler solution three: Overshoot animations

7. Idea Corner

• Idea corner one: Alternative camera movements
• Idea corner two: Independent slam

8. Sidebars

• Work area tips and tricks
• Working with time display format