Adobe After Effects CC
After Effects is used for film, television and online content to
After Effects CC - About this Course
Adobe After Effects is a software primarily used for creating and manipulating visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing within video, film, and online content. It's a powerful tool in post-production, allowing users to animate text, graphics, and other elements, and combine different media to achieve a wide range of visual looks. This course is designed so that you learn hands on projects that can be used as part of your portfolio. It is recommended that you follow the project sequence that is laid out since each project builds on the previous knowledge gained from the earlier projects in the series. After completing the projects students should take the certification prep tests and complete the certification prep projects before taking the Adobe After Effects industry certification exam.
Digital Multimedia Designer, Creator, & Instructor
My approach to project based learning builds student confidence, knowledge, and creativity.
- Beginning : Basic user interface
- Intermediate : tools, layers, styles
- Advanced Projects: adjustments, masks,
- Certification Prep: tests prep
- Certification Resources: online resources
- Certification Exam: certiport.com
AfterEffects projects build not only skills but also a rich portfolio of all of your work that can be used for applying to to universities, colleges, and skilled jobs in the real world.
AfterEffects Resources
I have spent my career training, certifying and teaching state of the art engineering, multimedia, digital design, graphic design, web design and animation courses. I am highly educated, certified in numerous technical applications and have obtained several degrees at highly rated colleges and universities.
Free Project Resources
The following are links to free fonts, brushes, textures, and image resources for your projects:
- dafont:Free fonts
- brusheezy: Free Potoshop Brushes and Patterns
- unsplash: Free backgrounds and images
- Pexels: Similar to Unsplash, Pexels provides a vast library of free stock photos.
- Pixabay: Another popular site with a large collection of free images.
- FreeImages: Provides free stock photos with specific usage rights.
- Dupe, Kaboompics, Stocksnap: Other free stock photo sites
- Adobe Stock: Offers a free trial and access to some free images, along with options for purchasing stock photos and vectors.
AfterEffects Tutorials online
This course has numerous projects associated with it in the AfterEffects Projects section below. Click on the AfterEffects Projects link on the left to access the projects. The links below are other websites that have great video and step-by-step tutorials that you can also access to learn AfterEffects and create cool portfolio pieces:
After Effects Project Folder Setup
Before beginning any of the projects below you need to create a folder storage location on your local computer (or on your cloud storage) to store all of your projects, files, and resources. To do this follow the directions below:
- Navigate to your local Documents folder (or cloud storage) on your computer.
- -Click on the new folder icon
- Create a new folder called AFTEREFFECTS-PROJECTS inside your documents folder.
- Open the folder AFTEREFFECTS-PROJECTS
- Create a new folder inside by clicking on the new folder icon.
- Rename this folder 1-project. Continue to create project folders for all of your future After Effects projects and name them 2-project, 3-project, 4-project, etc. up to the last folder 12-project.
After Effects Projects
The images below are links to the individual projects for this course. The projects become progressively more challenging as you follow them from Project 1 through Project 12. Click on the zoom icon to view a larger version of the image or click on the chain icon to access the project's step-by-step instructions, videos, and other project resources.
After Effects Industry Certification Domain Test Prep
The test prep resources below are practice test resources that will help prepare you for the Industry Certification Exam.
Domain 1 Working in the Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Industry
This objective covers critical concepts related to working with colleagues and clients as well as crucial legal, technical, and design-related knowledge. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam.
Domain 2 Project Setup and Interface
This objective covers the interface setup and program settings that assist in an efficient and effective workflow, as well as knowledge about importing digital assets for a project. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam.
Domain 3 Organizing Video Projects
This objective covers composition structure such as layers and managing composition structure for efficient workflow. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam
Domain 4 Creating and Modifying Visual Elements
This objective covers core tools and functionality of the application, as well as tools that affect the visual appearance of composition elements. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam.
Domain 5 Publishing Digital Media
This objective covers saving and exporting compositions or specific assets in multiple formats. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam.
Domain 1-5 Test
Now that you have completed all of the projects and reviewed the After Effects Domains 1-5, access sample test questions and tasks to finish preparing for the Adobe After Effects Industry Certification Exam.