Motion Design in After Effects

Learn how to tell a story using the motion design tools in Adobe After Effects.

Introduction

• Telling a story in five seconds

1. Preparation

• Preparing artwork for animation
• Introduction to After Effects
• Creating a custom workspace

2. Animating Vectors

• Creating and modifying keyframes
• Revealing a layer using a mask
• Trimming paths
• Using effects to animate the wings
• Revealing the emblem

3. Working with 3D

• Replacing the football
• Extruding shape layers
• Animating per-character 3D text

4. Mock Up and Render

• Creating a mock-up
• Rendering the result

Conclusion

• Next steps