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Adobe CC Video Introduction Masterclass 4 Days - Cardiff
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction Bundle
Duration:
4
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£895 + vat
Learn the fundamentals of editing video and applying special effects as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to two of the leading movie-production programs. We will show you how to assemble, cut, and export polished visual projects.
After we give you a complete tour of the Premiere Pro and After Effects environments, we will show you how to import, edit, and export your videos. You will learn how to handle audio, create animations, apply masks, and much more. This is the perfect introduction for anyone wanting to take the first steps toward becoming a video-editing professional.
Learn the fundamentals of editing video and applying special effects as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to two of the leading movie-production programs. We will show you how to assemble, cut, and export polished visual projects.
After we give you a complete tour of the Premiere Pro and After Effects environments, we will show you how to import, edit, and export your videos. You will learn how to handle audio, create animations, apply masks, and much more. This is the perfect introduction for anyone wanting to take the first steps toward becoming a video-editing professional.
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Video Introduction Masterclass 4 Days
Course Details
This 4-day Masterclass course will give you a comprehensive introduction to both Adobe After Effects CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. We will help you understand how these industry-leading programs take digital-video editing, visual effects, and motion graphics to a new level.
Using After Effects for the first 2 days, you will use powerful tools to add a slick, professional look to all your movie projects. Switching to Premiere Pro for the final 2 days you will learn the fundamentals of non-linear editing techniques to create and edit video output that combines footage, audio, and still images. Our tips on both programs are sure to enhance the quality and creativity of your visual output.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the Premiere Pro and After Effects environments
- Organise video projects
- Assemble and fine-tune clip sequences
- Apply transitions and special effects
- Add titles and credits
- Make and refine rough cuts
- Import and adjust audio clips
- Create intermediate animations
- Understand keyframe manipulation and interpolation
- Work with layers, masks, and mattes
- Use colour effectively
- Export video and project files
Our goals are for you to be able to edit and manage digital video with confidence, and to understand the basic techniques for enhancing and applying effects to your visual projects.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for anyone new to the field of video and motion graphics who wants to learn about editing video and applying special effects.
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer's operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
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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.
AFTER EFFECTS Getting Started- Workspace overview
- Importing and organising assets
- Projects & compositions
- Working with layers
- Adding Effects (FX)
- Fixed and applied FX
- Understanding animation
- Modifying motion paths
- All about keyframes
- Basic graph editor
- Creating text in After Effects
- Layer styles
- Animation options
- Motion blur
- Understanding range selectors
- Animation presets
- Introduction to shape layers
- Creating shapes from Ai files
- Paths and how to use them
- Animation options
- Project management
- Export options
- Exporting through Media Encoder
- Dynamic link to Premiere Pro
- Creating & animating masks
- Tracking masks
- Limiting FX to specific areas & Track Mattes
- Property links
- Green-screen chroma-keying with Keylight 1.2
- Warp-stabilizer
- Camera tracker
- Motion tracking
- Puppet-Pin tool
- Write-on effect
- Opening Premiere Pro – getting started
- Workspaces - what, why, how?
- Importing assets into Premiere Pro
- Media browser
- Organisation - bins and things
- Metadata - what, why, how?
- Making selections
- Project panel & Source Monitor
- Storyboarding your rough cut
- Creating a timeline
- Thinking ahead - track allocation
- Understanding Track Headers
- Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
- Sub-clips - what, why and how?
Timeline Tools- Targeting tracks
- Toggle Sync-lock
- Insert & overlay edits
- Three-point edit options
- Four-point edits
- J and L cuts
- Lift and extract
- Timeline panel options
- Timeline tools
- Moving clips in the timeline
- Extend edits
- Replacing clips in the timeline
- The 2 types of transitions in Premiere Pro
- Jump-cuts & clip transitions - when to use which?
- Default transitions
- Single ended transitions - what, why, when and how?
- Editing transitions
- Layer based transitions
- Light-leak style transitions with blend modes
- Pips (Picture in Picture) effects
- Animating objects
- Making pictures fit your timeline
- Additional important preferences
- Perspective corner-pin
- Nesting options in Premiere Pro - why, when, how?
- Applying and customising effects
- Limiting effects to specific areas
- Tracking masks
- Organisation - creating and using a titles Bin
- Creating text based titles
- Creating and editing your own title styles
- Exporting and importing titles
- Creating lower or upper thirds
- Inserting graphics into titles
- Title based on previous title
- Creating and using title templates
- Inserting a graphic into rolling/crawling titles
- Creating dual-mono from stereo pairs
- Recording narration directly into Premiere Pro
- Basic keyframe based audio animation
- Audio Clip mixer animation
- Exporting a still image
- Project management options
- Dynamic Link with After Effects
- Exporting directly from Premiere Pro and using ‘Media Encoder’
- Exporting different formats
- XML/AAF - cross-platform export options - why, when and how?
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Location Details
This course is provided at the Cardiff training centre located at:
Brunel House
2 Fitzalan Road
Cardiff
CF24 0UY
The Cardiff training centre is located in Brunel House which is only 3 minutes on foot from Cardiff Queen Street train station. Trains to/from Cardiff Central station run every 10 minutes. Directly opposite the building is a convenient NCP car park.
Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.
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CC Video Masterclass 4 Days - Upcoming Cardiff Course Dates
CC Video Masterclass 4 Days - Split Date Options
After Effects Introduction
13 Jan - 14 Jan
10 Mar - 11 Mar
12 May - 13 May
7 Jul - 8 Jul
25 Nov - 26 Nov
Premiere Pro Introduction
3 Feb - 4 Feb
31 Mar - 1 Apr
9 Jun - 10 Jun
28 Jul - 29 Jul
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Client Reviews
"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
"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
"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
"Good instructor, fun and informative. "
Nolan Ward, Carbon Creative, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction
"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
"Great amount of content covered without being too overwhelming. Support from the instructor was excellent."
Helen Robertson, Brothers & Sisters, 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 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
"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
Split Course Date Options:
After Effects Introduction
13 Jan - 14 Jan
10 Mar - 11 Mar
12 May - 13 May
7 Jul - 8 Jul
Premiere Pro Introduction
3 Feb - 4 Feb
31 Mar - 1 Apr
9 Jun - 10 Jun
28 Jul - 29 Jul
Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe After Effects training courses UK wide
4/5 Stars
Haven't finished yet but so far so good
12/11/2024
5/5 Stars
Very helpful and has given me skills that I would have struggled to learn otherwise online as I could ask questions and ask for assistance. Will be sure to use these skills I have learnt straight away!
12/11/2024
5/5 Stars
Really good course. Really happy
12/11/2024
5/5 Stars
Marek is a great teacher, patient and clear and positive!
12/11/2024
4/5 Stars
Very good understanding, although went a bit too fast in some places and was tricky to keep up but generally good.
12/11/2024
5/5 Stars
Only issue with arrangement is minor - voucher was fine but I think an hour is too long - 30 mins would be fine and leave earlier IMHO - overall the course was great - very useful content and a lot to take away and use. Thanks Mike!
03/10/2024
5/5 Stars
Great builder on top of the beginner course - starting to gain an in depth knowledge on a lot of tools learnt within the first 2 days. Utilising these tools through different topics has solidified both my knowledge and confidence with these tools.
03/10/2024
5/5 Stars
Mike was a fantastic teacher - really helpful and engaging. Would highly recommend to my colleagues and use again in future. He also took interest in our work and how it can be applied for our needs i.e. would go out of his way to show how to make diagrams etc.
03/10/2024
5/5 Stars
Despite being new to After Effects, Mike has ensured I have a solid understanding of the programme and enabled me to be confident in my own projects going forward. The full 4-day masterclass is highly recommended to anybody with no prior knowledge!
03/10/2024
5/5 Stars
The course content was everything I needed to know to understand After Effects and the trainer, Mike went through everything at the perfect pace to understand it all! Highly recommend :)
01/10/2024
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate 
Lunch and refreshments
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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