Prerequisites

• Practical knowledge of computer systems and proficiency in either macOS or Windows operating systems.
• Completion of a basic Photoshop course is preferred.

Course Description

Adobe After Effects CC version allows you to create cinematic movie titles, as well as professional video intros and transitions between clips, remove any element or object from a video clip, set a fire or make it rain, and animate a logo or character.
With After Effects, the industry-leading motion graphics and visual effects software, you can animate any idea you can think of.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Identify the fundamentals of animation and apply them effectively.
• Apply animation techniques and incorporate effects into animations.
• Handle advanced effects and tools to enhance the quality of animations.
• Work efficiently in a 3D environment and use its techniques.
• Use video enhancement techniques and achieve creative effects.

Course Outline

• Basics of animation:
- Understand the basics of animation.
- Understand the workflow in the animation system.
- Design a simple animation using effects and save them.
- Work with Masks.

• Animation techniques and effects:
- Animate texts.
- Understand the types of Keyframes.
- Understand the Keyframe curve.
- Work with layers of shapes.

• Work with effects and tools:
- Understand the Parenting feature.
- Understand the Blend Mode function.
- Understand and design Track Mattes.

• Work in 3D:
- Work with a 3D environment and using the 3D camera.
- Use 3D engine.
- Explore 3D shapes features.
- Interact with 3D camera tracker.

• Video enhancement techniques and exporting:
- Understand and implement video stabilization for unsteady footage
- Use particle system
- Green or blue screen separation; Chromakey
- Export the final work in different formats.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute accredited by Adobe.