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Create Your First Animation in Adobe After Effects

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Create Your First Animation in Adobe After Effects (by Megan Friesth)

  • Level & Length: Beginner | ~26 Minutes (8 short lessons)
  • Software: Adobe After Effects

Summary & 5-Step Framework

A beginner mini-class teaching a 5-step workflow to remove the mystery from motion graphics:

  1. Create a Composition: Set up your project canvas, dimensions, and frame rates.
  2. Create/Import Assets: Bring in artwork (Photoshop/Illustrator) or create native text and shape layers.
  3. Set Keyframes: Animate layer properties (position, scale, opacity) and apply basic easing.
  4. Add Additional Properties: Enhance graphics using text animators, layer styles, and effects.
  5. Render Animation: Export the finished motion graphic into a playable video file.

Class Project

Download the included starter files to build a chocolate reveal animation while following along with the 5-step framework cheat sheet.

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The archive includes all project and video files for this release. It does not include one-to-one mentoring or certificates from the original school.

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