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Motion Design in After Effects: Make Compelling Cinemagraphs

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Overview

Design an immersive experience for viewers by learning to animate posters using the digital tools of Adobe After Effects
  • Introduction
  • Moving Images and Kinetic Typography
  • Animating a Poster
  • Presentation and Sharing
  • Final project
Through motion design, you can make living artwork that creates an immersive experience for viewers. James Daher is a motion designer at Warner Media who specializes in creating moving works of art that connect with their audience. He has worked for HBO titles such as The Deuce, Room 104, and Fahrenheit 451, and he teaches animation at various institutions.

In this course, James guides you through the fundamentals of using After Effects to create simple cinemagraphs with footage, built-in effects, and presets. Discover the step-by-step process for making a captivating animated poster using digital tools. Put yourself in the viewer’s position and create engaging artwork in motion.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Introduction to After Effects 1
  • Introduction to After Effects 2
  • Bumpers and Title Cards
  • Puppet Tool and Anchor Points 1
  • Puppet Tool and Anchor Points 2
  • Parallax and Multiplane Technique
  • Research and Brainstorming
  • Developing Your Poster 1
  • Developing Your Poster 2
  • Refining 1
  • Refining 2
  • Finalizing and Rendering Your Poster
  • To Learn More: Creating a Multilayered PSD File from a Flat Image 1
  • To Learn More: Creating a Multilayered PSD File from a Flat Image 2
  • Resizing and Sharing Your Project
  • In Situ
  • Motion Design in After Effects: Make Compelling Cinemagraphs

Taught by

James Daher

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