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Bespoke After Effects CC - 2 Day Advanced

Key Course Details:

Level:

Advanced to Pro User

Location:

UK Centres, Online, Onsite

Class, Online, Onsite

Duration:

2 Days (10am-5pm)

Price:

From £1,095 + VAT

Dates:

Dates to suit you

Learn how to unlock the power of After Effects CC advanced tools and become more proficient and confident in applying effects and handling advanced animations with this 2 day course tailored around your experience and needs.

This course can be based around our base outline or part/fully customised according to your level & requirements. Our bespoke Adobe After Effects CC training is offered either Online, Onsite at your offices or at one of the XChange centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Bespoke After Effects CC - 2 Day Advanced

Course Details

Adobe After Effects Pro CC is a key application for creating video programs to combine video, audio, and still images after.

This 2-day Advanced course will help to develop your skills as you explore the advanced features of Adobe After Effects CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes visual effects and motion graphics to a new level. You will use the program's powerful tools to add a slick, professional look to all your movie projects. Our tips are sure to enhance the quality and creativity of your visual output.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:

This course is intended for those who wish to enhance their existing knowledge of After Effects and who work with video or with other forms of motion graphics.

You will need basic experience in using After Effects. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe After Effects CC Introduction 2 Day course.

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Full Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
The Importance of Colour
- Setting colour workspaces
- Bit depth considerations for working and rendering
- Building template projects
- Alpha channel interpretation
- Interpreting and looping footage
- Grading footage with ‘Color Finesse’
- Creating B & W with calculations
Introduction to Expressions
- Simple selection expression
- Wiggle & customising wiggle with expression controllers
- Loopout & PingPong
- Non-matching parameters
- Creating keyframes from audio
3D in After Effects
- Which renderer and why?
- Material and geometry options
- Lights, cameras and avoiding problems
- Flying and camera through a 3D scene
Particle Systems
- Overview of simulation effects
- How particle systems are put together
- Creating various effects from the same system
- Using external paths to drive an emitter
- Introduction to fractal noise
- External plug-in options for After Effects
Playing With Time
- Understanding the various time based effects in After Effects
- Time re-mapping
- Time-warp - old but good!
- Echoes
Advanced Tracking
- Introduction to Mocha for After Effects
Export Considerations
- Render que
- Pre-render
- Dynamic Link with Premiere Pro
- Media Encoder
- Working with clients - overlays & watermarks
Training Location Options
Online ↓ London ↓ Manchester ↓ Glasgow ↓ Onsite ↓
This course is offered for your convenience at one of our bespoke training centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow, Remote Online, or Onsite at your offices anywhere in the UK. Just let us know what would work best for you or your team.

Remote Online

Delivered Online to your location

Live online training offers an extremely flexible and convenient way of covering the same content as our bespoke classroom based courses. You will receive professional, certified design training from one of our experienced instructors direct to your screen, offering the perfect solution for those wishing to learn without having to travel.
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Remote Online Training Courses

Central London

5 St John’s Lane, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4BH

St John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
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London Training Centre

Central Manchester

Piccadilly House, 49 Piccadilly, M1 2AP

Piccadilly House is located in central Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
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Manchester Training Centre

Central Glasgow

Centrum Business Centre, 38 Queen Street, G1 3DX

The Queen Street training centre is located in central Glasgow within easy walking distance of the 3 local train options of Central Station, Queen Street and Argyle Street offering excellent transport connections.
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Glasgow Training Centre

Onsite

Onsite at your Offices/Premises

If you have the required set up and would prefer to have the training at your location we will be able to deliver the same session onsite at your premises as in our training centres. This will provide you with the same tailored training but without the need to travel and less disruption to you or your teams work schedule.
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Onsite Training
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Client Reviews

''Great amount of content covered without being too overwhelming. Support from the instructor was excellent.''
Helen Robertson, Brothers & Sisters, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
''The course was fantastic. I have learnt so much in just 2 days, so I would recommend the course to anyone.''
Arron Voice, Long Road, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
''Good course with a very knowledgeable instructor. I have a come away with a solid knowlege of After Effects.''
Darren Mael, Billington Cartmell, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
''Very detailed and informative. The overall experience was very good and I would definitely attend another class.''
Shane Pennington-Cooper, Shop Direct, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
''Engaging and informative in a nice environment. Will come again!''
Simon Crossley, Great Places Housing Group, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
''Good instructor, fun and informative. ''
Nolan Ward, Carbon Creative, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
''Great course - in depth knowledge of the software. The instructor had a great attitude and it was a friendly environment to learn in. Great experience overall, thank you.''
Pablo Segovia, After Effects - 5 Day Masterclass
''Really great course content taught in a friendly informal environment. The instructor was patient and knowledgeable so I'm really happy with the course.''
Callum Aldcroft, Asda, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
''A very good syllabus that covered the basics needed for After Effects with links to other Creative Cloud packages.''
Lori Smith, IKM Consulting, After Effects - Two Day Introdcution
''Excellent course, the instructor provided detailed exercises to complete tasks, making them memorable. I would recommend to the our wider organisation.''
Trish Palmer, IKM Visual Solutions, Adobe After Effects - Two Day Introduction

Frequently Asked Questions:

What dates are available for this course?

As a bespoke course the date arrangement is based around your requirements and availability in our schedule. With your guide of when you are looking for the training we will advise suitable date options ahead of finalising the planned date(s).

Can the content be tailored to my requirements?

Yes we are flexible about tailoring content and can adapt to be fully based on your requirements, a mixture of content from different levels of our base courses or a base outline with some additional focus areas.

Can this course be delivered live online?

Yes we can provide the same bespoke course as a live online session connecting to you or your group with either Zoom or Microsoft Teams if preferred.

What is the cost to deliver the course onsite?

We are equally able to deliver our bespoke training onsite at your premises and the cost to deliver this is the same structure as classroom with the addition of basic expenses depending on your location. Onsite courses in and around London, Manchester and Glasgow are usually without additional costs.

Can the course include my work samples?

It is often possible to review and include consideration towards sample files however the main course content is usually structured around prepared examples which are best suited to the planned content and structure of teaching the required skills in the best format.