Create stunning motion graphics and visual effects in After Effects. Learn from experts and develop essential skills for video editing success.
2 day course 10am - 5pm Live Online or Classroom-based
What you will learn
- Understanding advanced project settings and asset packaging, enabling professionals to streamline workflows and optimise productivity.
- How to verify footage quality and work with colour spaces and bit depth, empowering users to avoid common mistakes.
- Exploring powerful mask and rotoscoping techniques, helping attendees achieve seamless composites and compelling visual effects in their work.
- Mastering keyframe interpolation and the graph editor, enabling precise control over animation speed, timing and smoothness.
- How to use expression controls and basic expressions, empowering creation of automated effects and dynamic audio-based animation.
- Animating complex shape layers and generating creative patterns, helping professionals add sophistication and flexibility to projects.
- Integrating 3D layers, cameras and lighting, enabling users to design realistic three-dimensional scenes in animated compositions.
- How to link After Effects with Premiere Pro and Cinema 4D, helping attendees speed up pipeline collaboration and delivery for demanding projects.
This Motion Graphics 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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| Tue 27 - Wed 28 Jan 2026 | Live Online |
£595
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| Thu 26 - Fri 27 Feb 2026 | London |
£595
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| Tue 24 - Wed 25 Mar 2026 | Live Online |
£645
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| Mon 27 - Tue 28 Apr 2026 | London |
£645
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| Thu 30 - Fri 1 May 2026 | Live Online |
£695
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| Tue 23 - Wed 24 Jun 2026 | London |
£695
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| Wed 22 - Thu 23 Jul 2026 | Live Online |
£695
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| Wed 26 - Thu 27 Aug 2026 | London |
£695
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| Thu 24 - Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Live Online |
£695
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| Thu 22 - Fri 23 Oct 2026 | London |
£695
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| Wed 25 - Thu 26 Nov 2026 | Live Online |
£695
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Course Outline for Motion Graphics Intermediate
Project Settings in detail
- Better workflow practices - structure
- Workflow for replacing and organising your assets
- Using Collect files for "Packaging"
The Info Palette
- Checking footage integrity
- Checking the Alpha Channel
- How Alpha Channels really work
- Avoiding basic Alpha mistakes
- Bit depth and colour spaces - 8,16 and 32 Bits per channel
Exploring Effects in detail
- Using masks with effects - "compositing options"
- Better colour correction
- Combining effects with layers modes
- Better effect combination with effect transfer modes
- Some key under used effects
- Distortions and Warps
- Basic particle systems
Keyframes in detail
- Keyframe Interpolation
- Spatial and Temporal Interpolation
- Controlling bezier path behaviour
The Graph Editor
- Two graphs in one - the Value and Velocity curves
- Controlling Speed with the graph editor
- Adjusting temporal Interpolation types for better control
More advanced masks in After Effects
- Tips for better mask control
- Creating a basic Rotoscope
- Rotoscoping with Roto Brush 3
- Rotoscoping - good and bad examples
- Refining edges
- Avoiding Rotoscoping where possible
- Mask Tracking
- Using Chroma keying to remove backgrounds
Text Layers
- Source text - a hidden gem
- Creating counters - source text with an expression
- Text animators in detail - advanced settings
Motion Tracking
- Following an object in a shot - basic position tracking
- How the tracker works
- Track settings for better results
- Tracker options
Basic expressions
- Wiggling and looping - getting better control
- Loop types
- Duplicating Wiggles - why and how
- Random "Seeds" - how they work and why it matters
- Linking properties with the "Pickwhip"
- Using Expression controls
- Using Expressions to create animations easily
- Creating automatic audio based animation
Advanced Shape Layers
- Adding more complex parameters to shape layers
- Converting Vector files to shape layers for better control
- Using Repeaters for shape generation and animation
Time changes
- Time remapping
- Using correct Frame Blending settings
Render Settings in detail
- Alpha output - avoiding problems with pre-multiplication
- File formats with greater bit depth
- Better use of Media encoder
- Compression settings - bit rates and how compressed files work
A detailed understanding of 3D Layers
- Camera settings
- Depth of field
- 3D rendered choices
- Geometry options for extrusion
- Material options and reflections
- Lights Settings in detail
- Shadow problems solved
- Animated Camera problems and solutions
- Creating a Camera "Orbit Null"
- Creating complex camera animation easily
- The Collapse transformation button in 3D
Using After Effects with Adobe Premiere
- Dynamic link options
- Examples of typical workflows
The link to Cinema 4D
- Cinema 4D Lite - how to access it
- Using Cinema 4D files within After Effects
FAQs about the Motion Graphics Intermediate course
Is this Motion Graphics Intermediate course suitable for me?
This course is designed for people who have experience in Motion Graphics or have already attended one of our Motion Graphics training courses or who would like to further their knowledge of best practice in the use of Motion Graphics. If you are have any questions about whether the course could meet your needs, please speak to our customer service team, who will be delighted to advise you.
How is the content taught throughout the Motion Graphics Intermediate course?
Our Motion Graphics Intermediate course is extremely interactive. You will be learning to create Motion Graphics using After Effects throughout the day, working through examples and live projects under the guidance of our trainer, who will be inviting questions and supporting you through each step.
How many people are likely to be in the class when I attend the Motion Graphics Intermediate course?
For private classes in Motion Graphics 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 Motion Graphics 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 Motion Graphics Intermediate course?
We offer ongoing support to our Motion Graphics 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.
Will I receive a certificate upon completion of my Motion Graphics Intermediate course?
Yes, you'll receive a certificate of completion from Transmedia, demonstrating your knowledge and attendance on our Motion Graphics Intermediate course. Our certificates note our Authorised Training Centre status.
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- 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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