After Effects: Principles of Motion Graphics

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Explore the core principles used to create motion graphics using a familiar tool—Adobe After Effects.

Syllabus:

• Introduction
• Thoughts about this course
   

1. Understanding Motion Graphics

• Motion graphic breakdown
• Creative process: File organization
• Creative process: Motion graphics
   

2. Exploring Typography

• Intro to typography
• Choose wisely: Typefaces
• Animating type
   

3. Creating a Color Palette

• Intro to color theory
• Creating palettes in After Effects
• Methods of applying colors
   

4. Using Textures for Depth and Emotion

• Creating a seamless still texture
• Generating loopable animated textures
• Applying textures
• Adding animated graphic styled noise
   

5. Transitions

• Duplicate and repeat
• Camera animation
• Dissolve transition
   

6. Animation Techniques

• Robotic animation
• Bounce and overshoot
• peed changes

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