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MOTION GRAPHICS
This course develops perspectives on motion graphics in Adobe After effects. It introduces post production techniques & animation in film.
An overview of the major user interface elements in After Effects, Creating a new composition, A tour of the Comp and Timeline panels, Adding layers to a comp; the Layer panel Navigating in space, Solid Layers, Resolution and Quality (CD, DVD, HD, Full HD), Navigating and zooming in time; the Work Area, Safe areas, rulers, grids, and guides Frame rate; displaying time, Channel switches; color picker; background color; alpha appearance.
Setting preferences importing files (photos, videos’, audio and photoshop file). Using the timeline panel, applying key frames (anchor point, position, scale, rotate, opacity), render queue, Render settings including audio.
Introduction to motion graphics for video, Using effects and filters and blending modes, parenting layers, creating a mask (pen & shape tool), animating the mask (path, opacity, feather, expansion), masking lines using stroke tool, Typography Animation.
Animating 3D objects, using and animating the 3D camera. Installing & using plug-ins, Key frame Text & Layer animation & 2D particles, Effects etc.Title Design, Logo Design, Program Identity.
Introduction to Layers and masking. Splitting layer, animation presets, Experience after effects (tips & tricks): tutorial on creating 3D Orb animation, tutorial on creating credit intro, animation, tutorial on creating particle animation.
- Adobe Creative Team, “Adobe After Effects CS6 Classroom in a Book 1st Edition”, Pearson (2012).
- Mark Christiansen, “Adobe After Effects CS6 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques”, Adobe; 1 edition (8 August 2012).
- Kogent Learning Solutions Inc., “After Effects CS6 in Simple Steps”, Dreamtech Press 2013.
