Who Should Attend
Videographers and animators who are somewhat experienced using Adobe After Effects.Prerequisites
- Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
- Introduction to Adobe After Effects class or equivalent experience
- Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop or equivalent experience recommended
Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.Lesson 1: Parenting
- Understanding Parenting
- Simple Pickwhipping
- Parenting to a null
- Using Parenting for positioning
- Using Parenting in Special Effects
Lesson 2: Other Effects
- Understanding Compound Effects
- Gradient Wipe
- Displacement Map
- Camera Shake DeBlur
Lesson 3: Transfer Controls
- Understanding Layer Blending Modes and how to change those using shortcuts
- Using Track Mattes
- Understanding precomposing and nesting
- Stencil and Silhouette
- Preserve Transparency
Lesson 4: Tracking
- Understanding tracking
- Using the tracker
- Warp Stabilizer
- Track Motion
- Mask Tracker
- Using single-point motion tracking
- Using multipoint tracking
- Micha overview
- Tips for better tracking
Lesson 5: Expressions
- Introduction to Expressions
- Simple Pickwhipping
- Using expressions to animate to the rhythm of music
- Adjusting the expression direction
- Adjusting the expression parameters
- Adjusting the rate of change
- Adjusting the final value
- Creating a loop using expressions
- The wiggle expression
Lesson 6: Keying
- Understanding Keying
- Shooting Techniques for easier Keying
- Using Garbage Mattes for easier Keying
- Using Keylight
- Refining the Matte
Lesson 7: Using the Roto Brush Tool
- About rotoscoping
- Creating a segmentation boundary
- Fine-tuning the matte
- Refine Soft Matte and Refine Hard Matte effects
- Freezing your Roto Brush tool results
- Changing the background
- Adding animated text
- Outputting your project
Lesson 8: Performing Color Correction
- Adjusting color balance with levels
- Adjusting color balance with Color Finesse 3
- Replacing the background
- Color-correcting using Auto Levels
- Motion tracking the clouds
- Replacing the sky in the second clip
- Color grading
- Lumetri Scopes
- Lumetri Effect
Lesson 9: Putting it all Together Animating Layers
- Preparing layered Photoshop files as Comps
- About Photoshop layer styles
- Preparing Premiere files as Comps
- About Premiere’s new Shape and Type Layer
- Preparing layered Illustrator files as Comps
Lesson 10:Sending it Out Again
- Building Templates for Premiere
- Dynamic Link with Premiere
- Dynamic Link with Audtion