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How to Bring Your Text to Life in After Effects

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Overview

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ABOUT OLIVER'S CLASS:

In this class, you won’t just learn how to create text animation, but rather the fundamentals and understanding of animation that lies behind. Using the principles of animation, such as squash & stretch, as well as the laws of physics, you will get a better understanding of how to make animation get a sense of weight. That includes learning why and when to use certain techniques, and not just how to use them. The class is for any skill level - trained professionals that want to dive deeper and learn new techniques, or beginners that want to get started in the field.

SOFTWARE USED:

Adobe After Effects CC

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Oliver Randorff is a freelance motion designer from Denmark with more than 8 years of experience in the field.


Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Setting Up the Project
  • Picking a Color Scheme
  • Shapes to Cover the Text
  • Quiz: Getting Started
  • Animating the Path
  • From Path to Shapes
  • Quiz: Stroke Morph
  • Squash & Stretch
  • Bouncy Rotation
  • Blinking Colors
  • Quiz: Text
  • Sequencing the Animation
  • Animating the Dot
  • Final Touches
  • Exporting
  • Quiz: Adjustments
  • Final Quiz

Taught by

Oliver Randorff

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