After Effects Breakdowns: Social Tech Infographics

Look behind the scenes of an infographics-driven video. Learn how to use After Effects and third-party plugins (Animation Composer, Particular, and Newton) to animate infographics.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course

1. Concept & Design

• Client brief & references
• Building an infographic story
• Designing a storyboard with Illustrator
• Splitting a multi-artboard Illustrator document for animation

2. Automating Animations

• Intro to Animation Composer
• Animating a packshot with Animation Composer

3. Custom Particles

• Walk-through of the tech-startups scene
• Creating a flat-look globe animation
• Intro to Particular
• Creating a stars atmosphere with Particular
• Creating a rockets fountain with Particular

4. Collision Simulation

• Intro to the Newton plugin for After Effects
• Preparations in Illustrator
• Creating a lettering crash collision in Newton

Conclusion

• Wrap-up