From static to cinematic, one frame at a time.
Adobe After Effects
Develop the motion graphics, compositing, and visual effects skills that professional video production and content creation actually demand.
- UK Licensed
- Global Standards
- Expert Instructor
- 5 Day Training
- Overview
Course Overview
Most designers and video editors know what great motion graphics look like. Far fewer know how to build them from scratch, layer by layer, keyframe by keyframe, with the kind of technical control that separates polished professional output from something that just about moves on screen.
This Adobe After Effects program is built for exactly that gap. It covers After Effects fundamentals through to advanced compositing, after effects 3d animation, and professional rendering across real media and content production environments. The program sits within our broader tech certifications portfolio alongside our budgeting and forecasting program and other professional training courses. Whether you’re picking up Adobe After Effects for the first time or pushing existing skills into more advanced territory, this gives you a technically grounded, project-based pathway to professional-level output.
- Goals
Course Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Navigate the Adobe After Effects workspace and build organized, efficient project structures
- Apply keyframe animation principles to create smooth, controlled motion across text, shape, and video layers
- Use After Effects expressions to automate repetitive animation tasks and create dynamic, linked properties
- Composite footage, graphics, and visual effects elements using blending modes, track mattes, and chroma keying
- Build after effects 3d animation scenes using cameras, lights, and three-dimensional layer positioning
- Export finished work through Adobe Media Encoder with the correct settings for different delivery platforms
- Key Points
Who Should Attend?
- Graphic Designers Moving Into Motion Graphics
- Video Editors Adding Visual Effects Capability
- Content Creators Producing Social and Digital Media
- Broadcast and Film Post-Production Professionals
- Marketing Teams Creating Animated Brand Content
- Beginners Looking for a Structured After Effects Course
- Key Benefits
Key Benefits of the Course
- An Adobe After Effects course built around real production projects, not isolated software exercises
- Practical keyframe animation and compositing skills applicable to the next client brief
- Stronger after effects motion graphics capability covering text, shape, and video layer animation
- Clear understanding of After Effects plugins and how third-party tools extend the software's native capability
- A recognized credential supporting progression toward professional VFX training and motion design roles
- Outline
Course Outline
Day 1: Adobe After Effects Fundamentals and Interface Navigation
- Covers the Adobe After Effects workspace, including the timeline, composition panel, and project organization for efficient production workflows
- Introduces keyframe animation fundamentals across position, scale, rotation, and opacity for participants building motion from scratch for the first time
- Real project examples show how poor layer organization and project structure quietly slow down every production decision that follows
Day 2: Motion Graphics and After Effects Animation
- Covers shape layer creation, mask animation, and text animation techniques used across professional After Effects motion graphics production
- Participants build an animated title sequence and lower third using both manual keyframing and built-in animation presets
- Output is a motion graphics template that participants can adapt and reuse across their own client or content production projects
Day 3: Visual Effects and Compositing Techniques
- Covers compositing fundamentals, including chroma keying, blending modes, and track matte techniques for combining footage and graphic elements
- Participants complete a visual effects course exercise, compositing green screen footage against a custom animated background
- Hands-on exercises cover motion tracking and stabilization, the two compositing skills most commonly needed on real video post production or video production projects
Day 4: After Effects 3D Animation and Expressions
- Covers after effects 3d animation using cameras, lights, and three-dimensional layer positioning across a structured scene-building exercise
- Participants apply After Effects expressions to automate animation properties, creating dynamic loops and linked movements without manual keyframing
- Output is a complete 3D animated scene and an expressions reference that participants can apply across future animation projects
Day 5: After Effects Plugins, Rendering, and Final Project
- Covers after effects plugins, including third-party tools that extend particle, 3D, and visual effects capability beyond the native software
- Participants export a completed project through Adobe Media Encoder, configuring settings for broadcast, web, and social media delivery formats
- Everyone finishes with a portfolio-ready animated project, direct peer and instructor feedback, and a clear pathway toward Adobe After Effects certification
- Terms
Training Methodology
This program covers:
- Project-based Adobe After Effects training workshops using real creative briefs and production scenarios
- Motion graphics and compositing exercises with peer review and instructor feedback on output quality
- After effects expressions and plugin sessions built around real automation and effects challenges
- Certification preparation aligned to recognized Adobe After Effects course standards
- Achievements
Certification
Participants receive a course completion certificate from our Corporate & Industrial Training Center. The program develops practical, production-ready Adobe After Effects capability across animation, compositing, and after effects rendering. It sits alongside our broader range of tech certifications for creative and digital professionals looking to build a complete production skill set. In-house training is available for design studios, marketing teams, and media production companies. Contact us for upcoming dates across our training portfolio.
- Case Study
Case Study Example
A digital marketing agency had a design team producing static graphics and basic video edits, but no capability to deliver the animated content clients were increasingly requesting. Motion graphics work was being outsourced at high cost, and turnaround times were slowing down campaign delivery. After the team completed this Adobe After Effects program, animated social content, branded title sequences, and composited product videos were being produced in-house within weeks. The agency recovered its outsourcing spend within the first two client campaigns that used the new capability.
- Why Choose
Why Choose This Program?
Learning to use Adobe After Effects by watching tutorials produces someone who can follow instructions. Learning how layers, keyframes, expressions, and compositing actually work together produces someone who can solve problems the tutorial didn’t cover. This program is built around the latter, technically grounded, project-based Adobe After Effects training that produces real production capability rather than software familiarity. Take a look at our budgeting and forecasting program and other training courses across our portfolio for a complete view of what we offer.
- Connect
Contact Us
Ready to build Adobe After Effects capability across your creative team? Contact us for upcoming dates and in-house training solutions tailored to your organization.
- FAQs
Fequently Asked Questions
What is the Adobe After Effects program?
A structured Adobe After Effects course covering motion graphics, compositing, 3D animation, keyframe animation, expressions, plugins, and professional rendering for designers, video editors, and content creators.
Do participants need prior After Effects experience?
No prior experience is required. The program starts from interface navigation fundamentals and builds progressively, making it suitable as an Adobe After Effects class for complete beginners as well as those with some existing knowledge.
Does this course cover third-party plugins?
Yes. Day 5 covers After Effects plugins, including third-party tools for particles, 3D effects, and visual effects that extend what the native software can produce on its own.
How is this different from watching free After Effects tutorials online?
Free tutorials cover isolated techniques. This program teaches how everything works together, animation principles, compositing logic, expressions, and rendering in the context of real production projects with instructor feedback on the output.
Which roles benefit most from Adobe After Effects training?
Motion designers, video editors, and content creators working in digital marketing, broadcast, or film post-production see the clearest value, though any creative professional adding animation capability to their skill set has a strong use case for this program.
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Course Schedule
Select your preferred date & venue
10 Feb -- 14 Feb
UK
GBP 4595/Person
19 May -- 23 May
Morocco
GBP 4595/Person
11 Aug -- 15 Aug
Indonesia
GBP 4595/Person
17 Nov -- 21 Nov
UK
GBP 4595/Person
10 Feb -- 14 Feb
UK
GBP 3595/Person
19 May -- 23 May
Morocco
GBP 3595/Person
11 Aug -- 15 Aug
Indonesia
GBP 3595/Person
17 Nov -- 21 Nov
UK
GBP 3595/Person
Duration
5 Days