In this Skillshare class, you will learn how to design &amp; animate your first professional-quality animation in Adobe After Effects. Your project will be animating a logo reveal, with smooth shape-morphing, and polished compositing. 
I designed this course to teach you what you need to know to get started with After Effects in the industry of Motion Design. 
You'll learn how to:
<ul><li>Navigate and use the After Effects Interface</li>
<li>Design and animate with shape layers &amp; keyframes</li>
<li>Improve your animation with the graph editor!</li>
<li>Work more efficiently with precomposing &amp; null objects</li>
<li>Add polish and style with compositing effects</li>
<li>Export your animation for easy sharing</li>
</ul>One of the most important things you'll learn, is how to use THE GRAPH EDITOR to make your animation look professional and smooth, not beginner and stiff. It's the first thing I look for when evaluating animation work from freelancers.
We aren't talking about VFX. We aren't making crazy instagram videos. We are learning After Effects from the ground up with techniques and workflows I use every day in my job as a motion design director and animator.
No prior experience with After Effects is necessary. If you're looking to learn how to animate in After Effects, and a professional approach to a simple, yet polished animation, this is the class for you.
Hope you enjoy!
Chris
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More After Effects resources:
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<li><a href="https://aereference.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">AE Pro Tips</a> - my free newsletter with After Effects tips &amp; tricks &amp; resources</li>
<li><a href="https://aereference.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">AEReference.com</a> - resources, expression library, free tools, and more!</li>
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Intro

Our Class Project

The After Effects Interface

Starting Animation

The Graph Editor & Morphing Shapes

Revealing the Logo

Adding Secondary Motion & Flourish

Compositing Effects & Polish

Finishing Up & Exporting

Final Result! (Intro to Motion Design)

Intro to Adobe After Effects: Motion Design for Beginners

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