Adobe After Effects Beginners (Level 1)

In Adobe After Effects Beginners classes (Level 1), you will learn to create content for commercial video and motion picture production, designs for the web, and graphics for use in presentations. Today’s marketing needs dynamic visual effects and motion graphics to help build engaging visual content.  Learn how to become a visual effects professional and impress your audience with breathtaking motion graphics.

The Adobe After Effects for Beginners Class is hands-on and intensive, but designed to help make difficult topics easier to understand. Your instructor, an Adobe Certified Expert, will work with you closely to make sure that you avoid common mistakes when creating, designing and exporting 2D/3D compositions and vector animation projects.

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• 14 hours of classroom training | Additional assignments outside of class
• Professional Textbook
• Download materials with practice data files
• One month of technical support
• One year for a free re-take (for attended students of public classes only)
• Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the Adobe After Effects for Beginners class, students will be able to:

• Explore the Adobe After Effects environment and workflow
• Work with a composition and apply special effects
• Create transparencies and 2D animations
• Color correct video and replace/remove unwanted elements
• Integrate Adobe After Effects with other applications
• Output video files

• Basic digital literacy including file management is required.
• Adobe Illustrator Level 1 or equivalent knowledge is required.
• Introduction to Design Fundamentals is recommended, but not required.
• It is required you install the latest Adobe Illustrator & Adobe Bridge software before starting class. Learn about Adobe CC student rates through DWC here or download a trial from Adobe.com

Talk to a student advisor to ensure you have the right pre-requisites for each class or program