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AE Essentials
- Course
- 115 Lessons
A self-paced introductory course in Motion Design and After Effects by Kalika Kharkar Sharma, with 8 weeks of personal critique from yours truly! Questions? Email kalika@antidotefx.com
Contents
Intro to Motion Graphics
1.) Intro to Motion Graphics
- 6 mins
- 37.4 MB
Motion Graphics - Exercise 1
2.) Principles of Motion Graphics
- 27 mins
- 648 MB
Motion Graphics - Exercise 2
3.) Software Skills for Motion Graphics
- 13 mins
- 490 MB
Motion Graphics - Exercise 3
4.) Core Concepts of Motion Graphics
- 24 mins
- 284 MB
Motion Graphics - Exercise 4
Class 1 - After Effects Basics
0.) Preferences for After Effects
1.) After Effects Interface - Demo
- 25 mins
- 386 MB
2.) Creating a Slideshow in After Effects - Demo
- 14 mins
- 274 MB
3.) How to Set Up Your Folders?
- 3 mins
- 46.2 MB
4.) What if I Lose My Footage? - Demo
- 3 mins
- 51.2 MB
5.) How to Collect Your Files?
- 3 mins
- 47.1 MB
6.) Exporting in Media Encoder - Demo
- 11 mins
- 128 MB
7.) Homework 1 - Class 1
8.) Animating a Solid Square in After Effects - Demo
- 16 mins
- 260 MB
9.) Differences Between Solids and Shape Layers
- 6 mins
- 91.2 MB
10.) How Does Rotation Work?
- 5 mins
- 77.7 MB
11.) Changing the Anchor Point - Demo
- 4 mins
- 49.3 MB
12.) How To Use the Keycloner Script - Demo
- 3 mins
- 66.8 MB
13.) Bouncing Ball - Demo
- 8 mins
- 82.5 MB
14.) Class 1 Vocabulary
15.) Homework 2 - Class 1
Class 2 - Keyframes, Transitions, and Basic Animation
1.) Organizing Files for AE
- 3 mins
- 48.6 MB
2.) Setting Up Adobe Illustrator Files for Animation - Demo
- 10 mins
- 173 MB
3.) Setting Up Photoshop files for After Effects
- 10 mins
- 202 MB
4A.) Animating a Bar Graph 1- Getting Started & Importing
- 9 mins
- 150 MB
4B.) Animating a Bar Graph 2 - Precomposing.mp4
- 7 mins
- 173 MB
4C.) Animating a Bar Graph 3 - Layer Stacking.mp4
- 8 mins
- 193 MB
4D.) Animating a Bar Graph 5- Bars Grow Up part 1.mp4
- 6 mins
- 165 MB
4E.) Animating a Bar Graph 5- Bars Grow Up part 2.mp4
- 5 mins
- 128 MB
4F.) Animating a Bar Graph 6 - FAQ.mp4
- 5 mins
- 127 MB
4G.) Color Labeling Your Layers.mp4
- 1 min
- 26.3 MB
5.) Homework 1 - Class 2
6.) Car Animation & Parenting - Demo
- 7 mins
- 26 MB
7.) Homework 2 - Class 2
8.) How to Make a Motion Path Curved? - Demo
- 1 min
- 9.47 MB
9.) Homework 3 - Class 2 - Machine
10.) Snowflake Animation - Demo
- 10 mins
- 117 MB
11.) Homework 4 - Class 2
12.) Different Keyframe Shapes - Demo
- 10 mins
- 154 MB
13.) Animating Backwards - Demo
- 3 mins
- 43.5 MB
14.) Cleaning Up After Finishing a Project - Demo
- 6 mins
- 156 MB
15.) Capturing, Analyzing & Copying Inspiring Work - Demo
- 7 mins
- 150 MB
16.) Sample Critique
- 12 mins
- 339 MB
17.) Bonus: 12 Principles of Animation - Video
4G.) Linear Wipe Effect.mp4
- 7 mins
- 163 MB
Class 3 - Animating Logos
1.) Ai or PS? What's Better for Animation? - Demo
- 7 mins
- 84.3 MB
2.) Quiz 1 - Class 3
3.) 5 Ways to Import - Demo
- 7 mins
- 229 MB
4A.) Quiz 2 - Class 3
4B.) Homework 1 - Class 3
5A.) Separate Logo Layers - Demo
- 9 mins
- 83.3 MB
5B.) How To Release a Compound Path in Illustrator?
- 2 mins
- 34.6 MB
5C.) How to Pull Shapes from a Logo
- 8 mins
- 151 MB
6.) Homework 2 - Class 3
7.) Boing Logo - Demo
- 5 mins
- 47.2 MB
8.) Different Keyframes - Demo
- 6 mins
- 52.9 MB
9.) Boing Logo With Graph Editor
- 9 mins
- 76.3 MB
10.) Quiz 3 - Class 3: Keyframes: Linear vs. Hold vs. Ease
11.) Homework 3 - Class 3
12.) Logo Animation - Demo
- 16 mins
- 155 MB
13.) Squish Bounce Logo Animation - Demo
- 7 mins
- 66.8 MB
14.) How To Turn On Guide Layer for Logo Animation
- 2 mins
- 15.3 MB
15.) Homework 4 - Class 3
16.) Bonus Tutorials: Logo Animation
17.) Bonus Tutorials: How to Export a GIF
- 7 mins
- 126 MB
Class 4 - Shape Layers, Masks, Mattes
1.) Masks, Shape Layers, Mattes - Demo
- 6 mins
- 65 MB
2.) Changing Color with Masks - Demo
- 13 mins
- 311 MB
3.) Intro to Shape Layers - Demo
- 11 mins
- 245 MB
4.) Converting Illustrator Paths To Shape Layers - Demo
- 5 mins
- 126 MB
5.) First Vertex - Demo
- 4 mins
- 102 MB
6.) Trim Path - Demo
- 10 mins
- 229 MB
7.) Two-Comp-Viewers Side-By-Side - Demo
- 1 min
- 8.72 MB
8.) Bonus: Buttcapper - Demo
- 2 mins
- 35.5 MB
9.) Homework 1 - Class 4
10.) Shape Morph - Demo
- 15 mins
- 156 MB
11.) Homework 2 - Class 4
12.) Intro To Mattes - Demo
- 9 mins
- 91 MB
13.) MiuMiu Ad Breakdown
- 7 mins
- 188 MB
14.) Mattes - In Class Exercise
- 7 mins
- 88 MB
15.) Bonus: Shiny Windows - Demo
- 13 mins
- 139 MB
16.) Bonus: Explode Shape Layers Script - Demo
- 3 mins
- 95.5 MB
17.) Bonus: Overlord Extension - Demo
- 2 mins
- 64.5 MB
18.) Bonus: Additional Tutorials
Class 5 - Text Animation
Fact Finding for Motion Projects
Text Animation: Title Safety - Demo
- 3 mins
- 16.5 MB
Text Animators: Opacity - Demo
- 13 mins
- 97.5 MB
Working with Text Animation Presets - Demo
- 2 mins
- 20.4 MB
Text Animation with Presets Example - Demo
- 5 mins
- 122 MB
Overlapping Text Animators
- 6 mins
- 88.3 MB
Homework 1 - Class 5
Vice News Text Animation Breakdown
- 4 mins
- 339 MB
Hip Jumping Text Animation - Demo
- 11 mins
- 350 MB
Homework 2 - Class 5
Hiding Texts - Demo
- 7 mins
- 228 MB
Tracking Out Text - Demo
- 2 mins
- 66.8 MB
Tracking Out Text & Using Masks - Demo
- 4 mins
- 106 MB
Smoke Effect - Demo
- 8 mins
- 325 MB
Slam and Shake Effect - Demo
- 9 mins
- 391 MB
Homework 3 - Class 5
Bonus: Decompose Text
- 11 mins
- 274 MB
Class 6 - Intro to 3D
Intro to 3D - Demo
- 15 mins
- 134 MB
Reflection & Camera Move - Demo
- 10 mins
- 122 MB
Homework 1 - Class 6
Bonus: 2D Reflection - Demo
- 6 mins
- 212 MB
Tracking - Demo
- 13 mins
- 175 MB
Green Screen - Demo
- 11 mins
- 144 MB
Continuously Rasterize - Demo
- 3 mins
- 171 MB
Homework 2 - Class 6
Refresher: How to Export an MP4
- 8 mins
- 192 MB
Refresher: How to Export High Res
- 5 mins
- 176 MB
Refresher: How to Export with Transparent Background
- 3 mins
- 43.9 MB
Refresher: How to Export GIFs
- 11 mins
- 202 MB