Adobe Certified Professional In Visual Effects and Motion Graphics

Using Adobe After Effects

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Course Overview

This instructor-led course offers a comprehensive introduction to visual effects and motion graphics using Adobe After Effects. Participants will develop key skills in project planning, managing digital media, animation, and composition design, while also mastering essential techniques like color correction, 3D manipulation, and exporting media. With hands-on experience in industry-standard tools, the course equips students with the ability to create professional-grade visual effects and prepares them for the Adobe Certified Professional exam. Ideal for those looking to enhance their video production and motion graphics capabilities. Additionally, the course will cover the use of assistive and generative AI tools within After-Effects, enabling students to streamline workflows and enhance their creative possibilities.

Course outcome

By completing this course, individuals will gain comprehensive knowledge in visual effects and motion graphics, covering project planning, legal considerations, and communication with clients. They will master key technical aspects such as managing digital audio and video, animation principles, and organizing compositions for efficient workflows. The course also provides hands-on experience with creating and manipulating assets, applying color correction, and working in both 2D and 3D environments. Additionally, participants will learn to export projects in various formats, ensuring they are well-prepared to take the associated certification exam.

Your new skills

  • Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for visual effects and motion graphics projects.
  • Communicate project plans with colleagues and clients using pre-production techniques (e.g., storyboarding).
  • Understand and apply legal and ethical considerations regarding intellectual property and licensing.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of digital audio and video terminology, such as frame rates and resolution.
  • Implement common animation principles (e.g., easing, squashing, stretching) in video projects.
  • Create and modify projects and compositions to meet specific delivery requirements (e.g., frame rate, resolution).
  • Customize and manage workspaces for optimal workflow in After Effects.
  • Import and manage various media assets, including Photoshop and Illustrator files.
  • Organize layers within the timeline panel, including managing multiple layers and adjusting their visibility.
  • Create and animate text elements in a composition, including applying preset animations.
  • Adjust video clips using time remapping, time stretching, and freeze frames.
  • Apply basic color correction and stabilization techniques to footage.
  • Use 3D space tools to modify and animate composition elements in three-dimensional space.
  • Apply and adjust effects and presets to multiple layers within a composition.
  • Export digital video in various formats, ensuring compatibility with different screen sizes and playback devices

Prerequisites:

Knowledge and Experience: Basic Computer Literacy: Ability to navigate operating systems (Windows, macOS, or Linux).

Adobe recommends candidates for this course have around 80–100 hours of experience with InDesign, totaling about 150 hours of instruction and hands-on practice with video editing workflows.

Hardware: Computer that can run Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Media Encoder

Software: Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription with After Effects, Premiere Pro and Media Encoder installed.

Access: Internet access - a stable fiber connection of at least 10 Mbps up and down speeds is recommended.

What is included in the price?

Fully led by an authorized instructor.

All materials needed to complete the course are included in the course fee. This includes course literature, exercise assignments and fees for the certification exam.

The course is held remotely in a virtual classroom. All lectures are recorded and are available as reference material for two weeks after course completion.

Apply to be offered a selections of dates

Length:

  • 5 days

Language:

  • English

Price per seat:

  • 1 900
  • euro excl. VAT
  • euro incl. VAT

Number of students:

  • 10

Apply to be offered a selections of dates

Price per seat:

  • 1 900
  • euro excl. VAT
  • euro incl. VAT