After Effects Bootcamp: Topics Covered

  • Basics of working with digital video in After Effects
  • Using the After Effects interface
  • After Effects media management
  • Using After Effects layers
  • Using keyframes in After Effects
  • Using text in Adobe After Effects
  • Masking and alpha channels in Adobe After Effects
  • Using effects in Adobe After Effects
  • Introduction to After Effects 3D
  • Outputting in Adobe After Effects
  • Visual Effects workflow and presets
  • Chroma keying
  • Color correction
  • Motion tracking
  • Compound effects
  • 3D camera tracking
  • Time remapping
This course is available individually or as part of these certificate programs

After Effects Bootcamp - Course Dates

All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.

Live instructor-led class online
$1,590.00
Boston
American Graphics Institute
8 Cabot Rd
Boston - Woburn, MA
01801
$1,590.00
Live instructor-led class online
$1,590.00
Boston
American Graphics Institute
8 Cabot Rd
Boston - Woburn, MA
01801
$1,590.00
Live instructor-led class online
$1,590.00
Live instructor-led class online
$1,590.00
Boston
American Graphics Institute
8 Cabot Rd
Boston - Woburn, MA
01801
$1,590.00
Live instructor-led class online
$1,590.00
Boston
American Graphics Institute
8 Cabot Rd
Boston - Woburn, MA
01801
$1,590.00

After Effects Bootcamp course topics

Digital Video basics using Adobe After Effects

  • Analog versus digital
  • Frame rate and resolution
  • Storage space and system requirements
  • Defining motion graphics

Learning the After Effects interface

  • Creating a project
  • Understanding the After Effects panel system
  • Organizing the project window
  • Understanding the composition window
  • Working in the timeline window
  • RAM Preview vs. standard preview

Media management in After Effects

  • Importing media files
  • Importing Photoshop and Illustrator files
  • Previewing footage
  • Previewing stills and video
  • Previewing audio
  • Trimming a video clip
  • Using the interpret footage dialog box
  • Looping an audio or video file

Using layers in Adobe After Effects

  • Layer basics
  • Layer options
  • Creating a layer solid
  • Understanding the layer switches
  • Time stretch and frame blending
  • Nesting compositions/layers using precomps

Using keyframes in Adobe After Effects

  • Animation of layer properties using keyframes
  • Using layer parenting to ease repetition
  • Understanding motion paths
  • Working with layer blending
  • Controlling the speed of animations
  • Easing principles

Using text in Adobe After Effects

  • Creating text
  • Character palette
  • Paragraph palette
  • Animating text with keyframes
  • Animating text using presets
  • Using Bridge with After Effects

Masking and alpha channels in Adobe After Effects

  • Masking
  • Animating masks
  • Working with alpha channels
  • Track matte

Using Effects in Adobe After Effects

  • Effect basics
  • Animating effects

Introduction to 3D in After Effects

  • Exploring the 3D capabilities and limitations of After Effects
  • Creating 3D layers
  • Using multiple viewports
  • Understanding 3D Transform properties
  • Animating 3D layers
  • Creating and using lights

Outputting in Adobe After Effects

  • Rendering from a composition to various formats
  • Understanding the render queue
  • Adjusting render settings
  • Duplicating jobs in the render queue
  • Creating render templates
  • Exporting a project file
  • Rendering an individual frame
 
Visual effects workflow
  • After Effects Workflow considerations
Chroma keying in After Effects
  • Greenscreen shooting basics
  • Using masks for compositing (garbage mattes)
  • Using keylight
  • Refining a matte
Motion tracking
  • Understanding motion tracking
  • Motion tracking vs stabilization
  • Setting a track point
  • Using null objects
  • Compositing 2D graphics
Motion stabilization with After Effects
  • Using the warp stabilizer
3D camera tracking
  • Using the 3D camera tracker
  • Compositing 3D graphics with video
Time remapping video
  • Understanding time remapping
  • Slow motion effects
  • Fast motion effects
  • Using frame blending
Color correction and color adjustment
  • Adjusting tonality
  • Advanced color adjustments
Creating a background loop
 
Using After Effects cloning tools

Rotoscoping video footage

  • Manual rotoscoping
  • Using the roto brush
  • Painting on color
Creating environmental effects
  • Fog
  • Smoke
  • Mist
  • Wind
  • Precipitation
  • Fire
  • Heat distortion
  • Explosive effects
Advanced After Effects render queue usage
  • Render output settings
  • Output module templates

The course topics serve as an outline for the course. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your  After Effects questions.

After Effects course instructors

Learn After Effects from expert instructors who are motion graphics, animation, and special effects professionals. Our instructors authored Adobe After Effects Digital Classroom and Creative Cloud for Dummies. Benefit from our skilled teachers who help you learn After Effects quickly and easily.

Sean
Sean

Art Institute of Philadelphia, Video Production

Author, Premiere Pro Digital Classroom

Author, After Effects Digital Classroom

Adobe Certified Instructor

Alex
Alex

BA, Film & Communications

Video producer

Animator

RJ
RJ

BA, Dual degrees

Certificate, Film making

Extensive professional experience

Custom and private After Effects classes

This After Effects course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. After Effects classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.

After Effects Bootcamp prerequisites

We recommend you have the Adobe After Effects application before starting the class. You can purchase subscriptions to Creative Cloud or obtain a trial version from the Adobe website. If attending this class online, check system requirements to ensure you can run After Effects on your computer. Have After Effects installed before the start of class.
It is recommended that you have experience with basic Photoshop and Illustrator concepts, such as layers, vectors, and pixels.

After Effects Bootcamp course materials

Course participants receive a copy of the Adobe After Effects Digital Classroom book in digital format, written by our instructors. Our team of instructors has created many official training guides and books for Adobe Systems, and you have an opportunity to learn from the authors, contributors, and editors to this well-respected After Effects training book. You can view examples of some of the After Effects tutorials created by our training staff to gain a better understanding of the quality of our training materials.

Our proprietary curriculum has been proven effective in teaching [category short name] to thousands. You’ll receive our extensive written reference along with lesson files for you to continue your practice following the class. This After Effects course includes a copy of our Digital Classroom book with many projects and exercises.

Repeat for free

If you need a refresher or miss a day of class, you can repeat the After Effects class at no additional cost for one year.

Private After Effects classes for companies and groups

This After Effects class is available as a private workshop for your company, group, or team. Use the contact form on this page or call 781 376-6044 to learn more about private classes.

After Effects FAQ

Do I receive a After Effects certificate?

AGI provides a certificate upon course completion, which can be shared on LinkedIn and verified digitally on the AGI website.

How many students are in a After Effects class?

AGI limits its class sizes so that you receive personalized attention. Classes are limited to no more than 10 participants. 

Can I get specific After Effects questions answered in the class?

Yes, as a live class, you can ask the instructor questions about how you will be using After Effects.

Does this After Effects class include job placement support?

AGI provides job support only when After Effects classes are taken as part of a longer-term certificate program, where AGI has a dedicated career counselor assigned to each certificate student.

Is this After Effects class for Mac or Windows?

You can attend this After Effects class using a Mac or Windows computer. The application itself has identical functionality for both. If attending in our classrooms, a computer will be provided using the operating system of your choice.

Available Delivery Methods For This Class

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