Motion Graphics with After Effects High School NYC

Section 1

Social Media Ad: Assembling the Assets

• Creating a Composition
• Importing Media
• Organizing the Project panel
• Working with Layers in a Composition (Timeline)
• Transform Properties: Position, Scale, & Rotation

Social Media Ad: Adding Audio & Animating Position

• Working with Audio
• Animating Transform Properties such as Position
• Adding Easing
• Swapping Out Layer Content While Keeping Keyframes

Social Media Ad: Adding Text & Layer Styles

• Adding Text
• Adding Layer Styles: Drop Shadow & Stroke

Section 2

Social Media Ad: Video Layers & Parenting

• Adding Video
• Slowing Down Video (Slowmo)
• Animating Multiple Layers Simultaneously with Parenting

Social Media Ad: Animating Opacity & Audio/Video Fades

• Animating Opacity
• Adding Audio & Video Fades
• Changing Work Area & Composition Duration
• Copying & Pasting Keyframes
• Creating a Vignette Effect with a Mask

Social Media Ad: Exporting Files

• Using Adobe Media Encoder
• Exporting Files
• Media Encoder vs. Render Queue

Logo Animation

• Working with Adobe Illustrator Files
• Making a Dummy Comp Before Importing
• Organizing the Timeline: Color Labels & Shy Layers
• Animating Transform Properties: Scale, Position, & Opacity
• Animating Multiple Layers Together
• Creating Staggered & Sequential Animations
• Exporting Transparent Video

Section 3

Creating an Infographic Animation

• Working with Adobe Illustrator Files
• Converting Illustrator Layers into Native Shape Layers
• Trim Paths

Masks & Track Mattes

• Adding Masks to Layers
• Using Track Mattes
• Adding Effects

Animating Text Layers

• Creating & Editing After Effects Text
• Animating with Text Animators

Section 4

Nested Compositions

• Combining Nesting Compositions
• Adding Audio
• Adding Motion Blur

Title Animation: Multiple Text Animators

• Animating With the Linear Wipe Effect
• Applying Multiple Text Animators
• Saving Text Animation Presets

Title Animation: Write-On Text Effect

• Creating a Write-On Text Effect

Section 5

Introducing 3D Layers, Lights, & Cameras

• Moving Layers in 3D Space
• Working with Cameras
• Working with Lights

Animating 3D Layers & Depth of Field

• Animating Layers in 3D Space
• Adding Depth of Field

Medical Animation: Working with Video & Audio

• Working with Video
• Working with Audio
• Looping Video & Audio

Section 6

Medical Animation: Motion Paths & Expressions

• Creating Curved Motion Paths
• Looping an Animation with Expressions
• Working with Essential Properties
• Adding Motion Blur to a Nested Comp

Motion Tracking

• Point Tracking
• Motion Tracking
• Null Object Layers
• Working with Multiple Trackers
• Importing After Effects Comps