Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe. It is used in the post production process of film making, video games, and television production.
Start DateFlexible
Study TypeIn centre, online, or a combination
Training TypeCourse
DurationAround 35 hours
The After Effects CC course is for anyone who is looking to enhance their video design knowledge and skills. It is used by animators, video artists, video editors, visual designers, social media professionals, video producers, and motion graphics designers.
Adobe After Effects is a popular programme used by visual artists and designers to design titles, create cartoon characters, and apply animation. It is best used to apply effects after footage has been edited or to create animation and motion graphics from static objects. It is a tool used to create visually appealing motion graphics to enhance a presentation, story, or image.
Through five main domains in the course, you’ll learn about working in the visual effects and motion graphics industry, creating and modifying visual elements, publishing digital media, and more.
Domain 1: Working in the Visual Effect and Motion Graphics Industry
Purpose, audience and communication, copyright, permissions and licensing, visual effects and design principles.
Domain 2: Project Setup and Interface
Create a project, organise and customise workspaces, nonvisible design tools, and import and manage assets.
Domain 3: Organising Projects
Use the timeline panel, manage layers, and modify layer visibility.
Domain 4: Creating and Modifying Visual Elements
Use core tools to create content, add and animate text, adjust footage for compositions, modify and manipulate digital media, apply and adjust effects, create composites, apply and modify effects and presets, and create and modify key-frames.
Domain 5: Publishing Digital Media
Prepare compositions for publishing and export a project.
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This course is designed to teach you the ins and outs of After Effects so that you can confidently create motion graphics and special effects used in video, online content, and presentations.
This course is suitable for beginners. It helps to have experience with Premiere Pro.
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Self-Funded:
Company Funded:
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
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Funding & Grants:
There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.
We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.
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With a suite of CC training on your CV, you can look towards applying for roles such as Junior Developer or Junior Designer. Further training and experience in the digital industry can lead to careers such as Graphic Designer, In-house Designer, or ultimately a more senior position such as Creative Director.
We offer a range of training packages in a range of subject areas and can offer blended learning opportunities to best meet your needs.
Our courses are practical in nature and focus on a single subject and can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
Diplomas are designed to give you a complete skillset mapped to a specific career path and contain a number of core and elective courses.
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