Where to Begin

Adobe AfterEffects is a complex program. It is a program that, once understood, will be a favorite go-to program for many video creators.

What are we doing?

• You will be making a highly edited vodeo.
• Some suggestons include (but not limited to):
• Add on to your video/redo a part of your
• Create a 10 second visual piece built on a statement... a sentence... a poem.

After effects

• The very basics 
• Working with compositions
• Animate Text
• Custom Transitions
• Stabilize Video
• Working With Layers
• Adding Layers
• Layer Distribution

 Need Some Stock Footage?

• Stock Video Footafge - mixkit.co

• Stock Images - upsmash.com

• Royalty-Free Stock - Pixabay.com
• https://www.videezy.com
• https://mazwai.com

Week 3  - Let's practice and

• build a composition

Week 3 March - Animate Text

• Web link

Week 3 Roto Brush And other Text Things

• • Refine Edges

  • Track Matte Text Effects

Week 4 - Create transparency with Luma Matte

• transparency-luma-mattes

Week 4 - Paint animated brush strokes

• how-to/animated-paint-brush-strokes

Week 4 - Cut out an object with masks

• create-mask-pen-tool

Want to try some fun things? 

Text Effects

Flickering Light

Lighting | other

Glowing

Tear

Flashing