VFX in After Effects: Create Special Effects Videos for Social Media

Stop scrolling thumbs in their tracks by using visual effects to create out of the ordinary video content. 

Emonee LaRussa’s experience as a motion graphics artist and director began as a teenager when she started making amateur music videos with her friends. Access to a laptop and design apps like Adobe Effects helped bring Emonee and her passion for video effects to places she never imagined possible. Now a two time Emmy-award winning artist, Emonee’s trippy creative style has helped her gain over 200K followers and given her the opportunity to work with artists like Lil Nas X, Ty Dolla $ign, and Megan Thee Stallion as well as Saturday Night Live, The Grammys, and Rolling Stone. 

If you’re curious about visual effects, an art form which flawlessly integrates computer-generated imagery with live-action video footage, jump into Emonee’s first ever full-length class where she’ll walk you through her exact workflow to help you to take your video content to the next level. 

With Emonee as your guide, you’ll: 

• Brainstorm your concept
• Prep and plan your shoot
• Discover the art of the green screen 
• Organize your digital workspace and composite your scene
• Finalize your piece by creating a mask, blending, and adding your final details before editing it into a loop

Plus, you’ll get a behind the scenes look into Emonee’s own work and how she goes about pre-production, production and post-production for a project as a full-time motion graphics designer. 

Whether you’re looking to unleash your inner motion designer for the first time or improve on the video editing skills you already have, joining Emonee will help you create video content that will have everyone asking how you did it. 

No previous motion design or video editing skills are required for this class. To follow along with Emonee, you’ll need a computer, access to Adobe After Effects, a green screen, and a camera phone or DSLR camera. You can also use extra lighting and lenses if you think it will work well for your project. 

• Introduction
• Get Inspired
• Develop Your Concept
• Plan Your Shoot
• Know Your Equipment
• Film Your Background Plate
• Film On Green Screen
• Testing Your Idea
• Set Up Your Project
• Key Your Subject
• Composite Your Scene
• Blend Your Clips
• Add Details
• Loop and Export Your Piece
• Final Thoughts