After Effects CC - About this Course
After Effects Projects
Adobe After Effects is a powerful software used for creating visual effects (VFX), motion graphics, and animation. It's used in film, television, and video game production, and allows users to animate text, graphics, and illustrations, as well as create stunning visual effects.
- Beginning : Basic user interface
- Intermediate : tools, layers, styles
- Advanced Projects: adjustments, masks,
- Certification Prep: tests prep
- Certification Resources: online resources
- Certification Exam: certiport.com
After Effects Resources
After Effects resources online can be a big asset to your creative process. Below you will find free resources for fonts, brushes, backgrounds, photos, tutorials and much more. Access these resources as needed to create your portfolio of After Effects projects.
Online Resources
Free Project resources
The following are links to free font, brushes, textures, and image resources for your projects:
Project Resources
After Effects Projects online
This course has numerous projects associated with it in the After Effects Projects section below. Click on the After Effects 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 After Effects and create cool portfolio pieces:
After Effects Projects Folder Setup
Before beginning any of the projects below you need to create a folder storage location on your local computer. To do this follow the directions below:
1. Navigate to your local Documents folder on your computer.
2. Click on the new folder icon
3. Create a new folder called AFTER EFFECTS PROJECTS inside your documents folder.
4. Open the folder AFTER EFFECTS PROJECTS
5. Create a new folder inside by clicking on the new folder icon.
6. Rename this folder project1
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
down 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.