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Adobe After Effects CC Introduction 2 Days - Glasgow
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction
Duration:
2
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£450 + vat
Learn the fundamentals of After Effects as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading special-effects program. Quickly get up to speed as you create animations, apply effects, and export the results.
After we give you a complete tour of the After Effects environment, we will show you how to create and manipulate animations, apply masks and effects, and produce output ready to wow your audience. Our introduction will serve as a great primer for anyone interested in learning more about motion graphics.
Learn the fundamentals of After Effects as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading special-effects program. Quickly get up to speed as you create animations, apply effects, and export the results.
After we give you a complete tour of the After Effects environment, we will show you how to create and manipulate animations, apply masks and effects, and produce output ready to wow your audience. Our introduction will serve as a great primer for anyone interested in learning more about motion graphics.
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After Effects Introduction 2 Days
Course Details
This 2-day Introduction course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Adobe After Effects CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes visual effects and motion graphics to a new level. You will use the program's powerful tools to add a slick, professional look to all your movie projects. Our tips are sure to enhance the quality and creativity of your visual output.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the After Effects environment
- Create intermediate animations
- Understand keyframe manipulation and interpolation
- Work with layers, masks, and mattes
- Apply special effects
- Add titles and basic text
- Use colour effectively
- Export your files
Our goal is for you to understand the basic techniques for enhancing and applying effects to your visual projects.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for anyone new to the field of video and motion graphics who wants to learn about applying special effects.
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer's operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
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Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Getting Started- Workspace overview
- Importing and organising assets
- Projects & compositions
- Working with layers
- Adding Effects (FX)
- Fixed and applied FX
- Understanding animation
- Modifying motion paths
- All about keyframes
- Basic graph editor
- Creating text in After Effects
- Layer styles
- Animation options
- Motion blur
- Understanding range selectors
- Animation presets
- Introduction to shape layers
- Creating shapes from Ai files
- Paths and how to use them
- Animation options
Exporting your Final Projects- Project management
- Export options
- Exporting through Media Encoder
- Dynamic link to Premiere Pro
- Creating & animating masks
- Tracking masks
- Limiting FX to specific areas & Track Mattes
- Property links
- Green-screen chroma-keying with Keylight 1.2
- Warp-stabilizer
- Camera tracker
- Motion tracking
- Puppet-Pin tool
- Write-on effect
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Location Details
This course is provided at our Scotland training centre located in central Glasgow at:
Centrum Business Centre
38 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3DXThe Glasgow training centre is located on Queen Street in the heart of Glasgow close to Central Station, Queen Street Station and Argyle Street Station.
Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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After Effects Introduction 2 Days - Upcoming Glasgow Course Dates
08 Aug - 09 Aug £450 + vat 03 Oct - 04 Oct £450 + vat 05 Dec - 06 Dec £450 + vat -
Client Reviews
"Good instructor, fun and informative. "
Nolan Ward, Carbon Creative, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
"Excellent course, the instructor provided detailed exercises to complete tasks, making them memorable. I would recommend to the our wider organisation."
Trish Palmer, IKM Visual Solutions, Adobe After Effects - Two Day Introduction
"Engaging and informative in a nice environment. Will come again!"
Simon Crossley, Great Places Housing Group, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
"Great course - in depth knowledge of the software. The instructor had a great attitude and it was a friendly environment to learn in. Great experience overall, thank you."
Pablo Segovia, After Effects - 5 Day Masterclass
"The course was fantastic. I have learnt so much in just 2 days, so I would recommend the course to anyone."
Arron Voice, Long Road, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
"Very detailed and informative. The overall experience was very good and I would definitely attend another class."
Shane Pennington-Cooper, Shop Direct, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
"Great amount of content covered without being too overwhelming. Support from the instructor was excellent."
Helen Robertson, Brothers & Sisters, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
"Really great course content taught in a friendly informal environment. The instructor was patient and knowledgeable so I'm really happy with the course."
Callum Aldcroft, Asda, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
"A very good syllabus that covered the basics needed for After Effects with links to other Creative Cloud packages."
Lori Smith, IKM Consulting, After Effects - Two Day Introdcution
"Good course with a very knowledgeable instructor. I have a come away with a solid knowlege of After Effects."
Darren Mael, Billington Cartmell, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
£450 + vat
Next Dates:
08 Aug - 09 Aug
03 Oct - 04 Oct
05 Dec - 06 Dec
Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe After Effects training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
Very much enjoyed this training Simon was fantastic!
07/06/2022
5/5 Stars
Simon was an excellent teacher, using his extensive knowledge to provide a really enjoyable experience. His examples from industry were really useful to put everything in context, the sessions had a great flow and techniques were well explained and reinforced throughout. I look forward to putting them into practice!
07/06/2022
4/5 Stars
Hi. I took the course remotly on a 27 inch imac. The sound quality was not great on speaker (my mac is top quality) it sounded like flat mono quality. And although Marek was very good, his accent sometimes made it hard to understand some words. At no point did he ask if everyone understook the thing he had just demonsterated or if everyone had kept up - seemed to go too fast at times. I didn't have a seperate screen so sometimes the trainers screen was a bit small and I had to keep resizing to see small menu items. I have recordings of the lesson so I can keep reviewing the course which is very usefull.
17/05/2022
5/5 Stars
Mike has been execellent and patient in teaching the Advanced After Effects Course. Very informative and detailed explanations with given example to provide more insight in the software.
07/04/2022
4/5 Stars
Mike is very knowledgeable about After Effects, while I have covered most topics from a self-learned standpoint he's showcased easier, more efficient ways of producing the end result, which otherwise would have taken me a lot longer.
07/04/2022
5/5 Stars
My knowledge on After effects has grown massively during these sessions, i'm very satisfied with my progression and the overall experience on the course, would highly recommend.
07/04/2022
5/5 Stars
Brilliant and very informative course. Have learnt loads, thank you very much!
07/04/2022
5/5 Stars
I really enjoyed it, I learnt so much and im looking forward to developing my skills further
07/04/2022
5/5 Stars
Mike was extremely knowledgable and thorough throughout the course; apologetic and patient with his own and others technical difficulties - a very good teacher, explaining as he went and revisiting to key parts we'd previously covered to really drive home the fundamentals of After Effects animation. Would highly recommend.
05/04/2022
5/5 Stars
I really enjoyed my first section of the full week course, the lessons was very well put together so that you can apply the skills you learnt earlier in the day to other expects later on during the session. Overall really happy with my experience and further understanding of the software.
05/04/2022
5/5 Stars
Very informative, really useful, excellent trainer.
05/04/2022
5/5 Stars
2 Day course for Adobe After Effects Now have knowledge of the interface, how to set up documents, use various tools Recieved support when struggling with any steps, made complex information very easy to digest.
05/04/2022
4/5 Stars
after effects course could be improved by following the model of the photoshop course i.e. less theory and more hands on project work.
05/04/2022
4/5 Stars
Good pace from beginner to advanced.
15/03/2022
5/5 Stars
Really friemdly course instructor, very easy to ask questions. A good pace. Good facilities ad well positioned to get to.
15/03/2022
5/5 Stars
Brilliant course- content was great and I am very happy with what I have learnt. The remote session worked better than I expected and it was very clear
15/03/2022
5/5 Stars
Trainer Mike was very knowledgeable and thorough with his approach. Felt I learned a great deal from him and would recommend to my colleagues. Hoping to come back to the advance course in the future.
01/02/2022
5/5 Stars
Everything was explained in full detail and was easy to understand even with the complex subjects. It has gave me confidence to use the software again.
01/02/2022
5/5 Stars
I did the After Effects course, great experience.
01/02/2022
5/5 Stars
The more advanced After Effects training by Mike was fantastic. I've learned so much that I can now go on and use in my projects. This additional training gave me a great understanding of more advanced techniques such as 3D, parenting & nesting, text animation, looping and time manipulation.
02/12/2021
5/5 Stars
Excellent content, Mike was very happy and willing to explain some tricker aspects multiple times!
02/12/2021
5/5 Stars
for a novice this is an excellent starting point for me
02/12/2021
5/5 Stars
Extremely well rounded course, covering the basics as well as the more advanced elements of After Effects at a comfortable pace. Mike has been brilliant, accommodating several different participants all with varying knowledge. His wealth of expertise along with a calm and encouraging nature has made this course a really enjoyable experience.
02/12/2021
5/5 Stars
Really thorough training and Marek is very friendly and knowledgeable.
02/12/2021
5/5 Stars
great starter point
30/11/2021
5/5 Stars
Great introductory course, more than covered the basics to get me started with this program. Very friendly, helpful and approachable instructor (Mike).
30/11/2021
5/5 Stars
Mike provided a very thorough and informative training session. He has informed us not only of the technical aspects of using After Effects and the tools within it, but also of the concepts and theory behind animation, camera techniques and some mathematics! Very content with the training received.
30/11/2021
5/5 Stars
Very good experience, no issues or short-comings
05/10/2021
5/5 Stars
I think Marek is a brilliant trainer. He explains things very clearly and goes at the perfect pace to be able to take everything in. He is extremely knowledgeable and it's obvious to see he has a wealth of experience. He was also really friendly! I really enjoyed the course and felt that I learnt so much in a short space of time.
05/10/2021
5/5 Stars
Mike is an extremely knowledgeable guy. The course pace was perfect and he was patient with the remote learning aspect.
02/10/2021
5/5 Stars
I really have enjoyed the course. It has given me the basic knowledge required to start teaching this to my students and I will be trying to get on the advanced course soon. Mike paced the sessions well so that I didn't feel rushed but still progressed. Thank you
28/09/2021
5/5 Stars
Simon was great! Very enthusiastic, knowledgeable, patient, and helpful. We covered a wide variety of concepts and tools within this infinitely deep software and I gained a huge amount of knowledge from the course. A number of the questions above are irrelevant given this was an online course and not based at your facilities, so my answers there reflect my previous experience of in-person training with Xchange in London.
26/08/2021
4/5 Stars
Simon was a great teacher. He made us feel relaxed and went at a steady pace so we could follow with ease. I have come away with more knowledge about After Effects to apply to my working the future. Thanks
26/08/2021
5/5 Stars
Valuable lessons, great guy.
24/08/2021
5/5 Stars
I was very impressed with both days. I've tried learning After Effects but never managed to pick any of it up and found the interface difficult to understand. This course was so easy to understand and each section was very thorough - I'm very happy with what I learnt and am looking forward to use my knowledge in future projects.
19/08/2021
5/5 Stars
Mike has been such a great and accommodating tutor, he has vast amounts of knowledge and is so friendly, he's made the classes really enjoyable.
22/07/2021
5/5 Stars
Mike was amazing during this course, learnt so much important techniques in After Effects. Helped me and my career going forward for sure.
22/07/2021
4/5 Stars
Enjoyed the course but was already experienced in many of the early lessons. Would have preferred a more in-depth class. I was able to fine-tune my current skills rather than learn new ones. Teacher/Mike was great and he has a-lot of knowledge in the field and answered every question I had. He was very hands on which helped my confidence when using the software (after effects)
20/07/2021
5/5 Stars
Prior to this course, I had no insight of After Effects at all. I now feel that I could approach a job and create it from start to finish. The instructor was very informative and extremely patient.
20/07/2021
5/5 Stars
Two days of training in After Effects learnt the fundamentals up to intermediate level
20/07/2021
5/5 Stars
Excellent course and Instructor!
20/07/2021
5/5 Stars
Simon had great knowledge of the software and was extremely helpful and supportive throughout. I would highly recommend Simon in the future. Great job - the session was held with a person in the classroom and myself via zoom. It felt very interactive and useful. What would be great in the future would be step by step actions on how to do a specific task.
11/05/2021
4/5 Stars
Marek was a great I structor, patient, knowledgeable with a personable manner. He took us through each of the training blocks really well and answered any questions I had. I did find with the more complex exercises he did go at a fair pace. Sometimes I got a little behind with these due to my computer opening software for the first time. I did ask Marek to go back over the steps which he was very happy to do. One thing I'd suggest is that he could perhaps check in at regular stages with the trainees on these longer, more complex exercises just to make sure we're going at the same pace, have completed each stage and understood fully. A minor comment as overall I felt I got a lot out of the two days!
20/04/2021
5/5 Stars
Simon was great! Super helpful and so clear. Given the technical difficulties of teaching over zoom, he was extremely patient and explained things well!
25/02/2021
4/5 Stars
Friendly staff :-)
26/01/2021
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate 
Lunch and refreshments
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the Glasgow Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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