Enhance your After Effects skills. Learn advanced motion graphics and VFX. Create professional animations for video projects with confidence under our expert guidance.
2 day course 10am - 5pm Live Online or Classroom-based
What you will learn
- Exploring intermediate animation techniques and effects, enabling you to create more sophisticated motion graphics for your projects.
- How to use advanced keyframing, expressions and effects, empowering you to add complexity and nuance to your animations.
- Understanding pre-compositions, parenting and motion tracking, helping you manage intricate designs and achieve seamless results.
- How to integrate audio, video and external assets, enabling you to produce multimedia content for discerning audiences.
- Exploring workflow optimisation and project organisation, helping you work more efficiently and meet tight deadlines.
- How to troubleshoot common issues and refine your animations, helping you to deliver polished, professional-quality work.
- Understanding best practices for exporting and sharing, enabling you to present your motion graphics confidently in any context.
This After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course includes
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Authorised Certificate
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Lifetime support after your course
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Course materials
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Live Instructor-led training
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Refreshments all day
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Latest Mac or PC ready to go
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Authorised Trainers
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Hands-on exercises
Course Dates
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| Wed 4 - Thu 5 Mar 2026 | London |
£645
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| Mon 6 - Tue 7 Apr 2026 | Live Online |
£645
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| Mon 11 - Tue 12 May 2026 | London |
£645
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| Wed 3 - Thu 4 Jun 2026 | Live Online |
£645
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| Thu 2 - Fri 3 Jul 2026 | London |
£695
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| Thu 6 - Fri 7 Aug 2026 | Live Online |
£695
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| Mon 7 - Tue 8 Sep 2026 | London |
£695
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| Mon 5 - Tue 6 Oct 2026 | Live Online |
£695
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| Thu 5 - Fri 6 Nov 2026 | London |
£695
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| Thu 3 - Fri 4 Dec 2026 | Live Online |
£695
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Course Outline for After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate
Optimising Settings and Preferences
- Media and Disk Cache
- Autosave
- Customising Export Settings
- Advanced layout tools
- Using Shy layers
Designing text animators
- Creating a bespoke Text animator
- Saving a bespoke text animator
Using advanced track mattes
- Using animated text as masks
- Using Track Mattes to create transitions
- Exploring blend modes
Using adjustment layers
- Masking adjustment layers
- Using the mask feather tool
Advanced Keyframe animation
- Using Graph Editor to customise key frame interpolation
- Understanding and using interpolation options
- Creating acceleration and deceleration in an animation
- Creating a bounce effect
- Linking parameters
Using basic expressions
- Loop
- Wiggle
- Time
Keyboard shortcuts
- Trimming and moving Layers
- Transform Parameters
- Workspace handles
- Frame advance
- Zooming on the Timeline
- Zooming in the Composition window
- Fit to window
- Playback
- Tools
- The Uber Key
- New Compositions
- Composition settings
Animating along Paths
- Animating text along a path
- Animating text along a path in 3D
- Animating objects along paths
- Auto Orient
- Time reverse key frames
- Time Reverse Layer
Source Text
- Using the source text control
- Linking Source Text
Additional Text Animations
- Outline Text draw
- Creating a text counter
- Offset effect
Drawing Text On
- Using Trim Paths and Track Mattes
- Using The stroke effect
Text distortion effects
- Shatter
- Bezier Warp
- Bulge
- CC Bender
- CC Flo Motion
- Griddler
- CC Lens
- CC Slant
- CC Smear
- CC Split
- CC Tiler
- Liquify
- Mesh Warp
- Ripple
- Sphere
- Transform
- Turbulent Displace
- Warp
- Wave Warp
Working in 3D
- Converting layers to 3D
- Working with the z-axis
- Z Positon
- 3D rotation
- 3D tools and views
- 3D Extrude
- Using 3D text animators
- 3D extrude of shapes
- 3D extrude of text
- Creating a spinning extruded logo
- Creating a spinning cube
- Creating a 3D rig using Null layers
- Adding lights
- Adding a camera
Particle Emitters
- Particle world
- Creating clouds of particles using different shapes and objects
- Animating the particles
Compiling your project
- Optimising project settings
- Rendering the composition
Exporting
- Video with Alpha channel
- Exporting Animated GIFs via Adobe Photoshop
FAQs about the After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course
Is this After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course suitable for me?
This course is aimed at designers who have experience in After Effects or have already attended one of our After Effects training courses or who would like to further their knowledge of best practice in the use of After Effects. If you are have any questions about whether the course could meet your needs, please speak to our customer service team. They will be delighted to advise you.
Will I receive a certificate upon completion of my After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course?
Yes, you'll receive a certificate of completion from Transmedia, demonstrating your knowledge and attendance on our After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course. Our certificates note our Authorised Training Centre status.
How is the content taught throughout the After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course?
Our After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course is extremely interactive. You will be using After Effects throughout the day, working through examples and live projects under the guidance of our trainer, who will be supporting you through each step.
What is the recommended number of people for the class when I attend the After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course?
For private classes in After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate, we recommend a maximum of 8 to 10 people from the same company in the class. Please ask our customer service team to help you find the right balance of people per class and the number of days training you need.
Should I attend the After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course in person or live online?
For in-person courses at our London training centre, you will receive a warm personal welcome, your choice of the latest Mac or PC and morning and afternoon refreshments. If you prefer to attend remotely, rest assured that you will be taught live by the same experts that deliver our in-person courses, covering the same training content, using the same exercises and materials. A second monitor is recommended but not essential.
What support is available after I attend the After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course?
We offer ongoing support to our After Effects for Graphic Designers Intermediate course attendees through email and by arrangement, phone calls. You are welcome to ask any questions on topics covered during training. Our trainer will always do their best to explain principles and help you with any issues you encounter.
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- Sessions can be run online or in person, on your site or at our London training centre.
- We manage training for many of the UK’s largest companies, taking care of all the admin, working with you to ensure the perfect course.
- Our expert trainers will first understand your requirements and then tailor each session to your exact specification.
- We offer a free consultation service to work out every detail of your course.
Prices for bespoke sessions with our expert trainers start at £595 + VAT, depending on the course and number of people.
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