Advanced After Effects
A course by Carlos "Zenzuke" AlbarránMotiongrapher
A course by Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán, Motiongrapher
Explore all the tools in the leading animation and video program to improve your workflow and the quality of your projects
If there was ever a go-to software for animation and video, it would be After Effects. According to creative director and motion graphics animator Carlos Albarrán, better known as Zenzuke, the program's flexibility allows you to explore your creativity and produce professional-grade work at the same time.
After explaining the fundamentals in Introduction to After Effects and how to animate characters in Build a Friend: From Pencil to Movement, Zenzuke is back with a 5-course Basics to teach you how to master this program and maximize its capabilities.
Start by learning advanced techniques for working with the basic motion graphics tools in After Effect: shape layers and text animators.
Zenzuke then shows you how to create layouts that adapt to different content and how to import external data from a spreadsheet or a database.
Continue with an introduction to what rigging is in After Effects. Discover how to use this feature to bring characters to life and easily create other complex animations.
Next, learn how to integrate external programs like Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma into the After Effects workflow and vice versa.
To finish the course, your teacher shows you some tricks to make your workflow in After Effects significantly faster and more efficient, including how to optimize your compositions, manage colors, and other practical information.
By the end, you'll know how to render anything you can imagine: create a 3D space, enhance web designs, or help in the video editing process. Master the tools to improve your workflow and the quality of your projects.
Technical Requirements
⦁ A computer with Windows 7 (or later) or macOS 10.11 El Capitan (or later). ⦁ 8 GB or more of RAM. ⦁ A graphics card less than five years old, if possible. ⦁ Adobe After Effects CC 2020 (you can buy a license or download the 7-day trial from the Adobe website). ⦁ You also need basic notions of After Effects, which Zenzuke teaches in his course Introduction to After Effects.
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Reviews
- titobustamantePLUS6 months ago
El primer curso del mismo profesor es bueno, pero esta deja muchas dudas y muy complejo, si es verdad es avanzado pero meter código y tener todo en ingles, es muy fastidioso, de verdad le doy un CERO al curso, demasiado malo.
- 7 months ago
Un curso muy genial!
- 8 months ago
Ce cours est génial, il est parfait pour mon évolution sur After effects. J'avais mis un commentaire sur des buggs d'expression, mais en fait c'est qu'il y a depuis 2020, 2 moteurs pour les expressions: Fichier > Réglages du projet > Moteur d’expression > Legacy ExtendScript Et là tout marche
- 9 months ago
This is a really good course. I’m learning more advanced After Effects techniques.
- 11 months ago
Good course
Content
- U1
Welcome
- Welcome
- How does the course work?
- U1
Dynamic layouts
- Dynamic layouts
- U2
Advanced techniques with shape layers
- Advanced techniques with layers of form 1
- Advanced techniques with layers of form 2
- Advanced Techniques with Shape 3 Layers
- U2
Pins & Boxes
- Pins & Boxes
- U3
Beyond text animation
- Beyond text animation 1
- Beyond Text Animation 2
- U3
Essential Graphics and Essential Properties
- Essential Graphics and Essential Properties
- U4
Other uses of shape and text layers
- Other uses of shape and text layers 1
- Other uses of shape and text layers 2
- Other uses of shape and text layers 3
- Other uses of shape and text layers 4
- Other uses of shape and text layers 5
- Other uses of text and shape layers 6
- U4
JSON data import
- JSON data import 1
- JSON 2 data import
- U5
Practice: shape and text transform animation
- Practice: shape and text transform animation 1
- Practice: shape and text transform animation 2
- Practice: shape and text transform animation 3
- Practice: shape and text transform animation 4
- Practice: shape and text transform animation 5
- U5
Templater
- Templater 1
- Templater 2
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FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for those who already have some After Effects experience and want to dive deeper into advanced animation and post-production techniques.
You should have basic knowledge of After Effects and have the software installed on your computer. Prior experience with video editing or digital animation is helpful.
You’ll learn rotoscoping techniques, advanced animation, shape layer manipulation, text animators, integration with Premiere, exporting JSON animations, creating animated patterns, and render optimization.
Rotoscoping involves cutting out video elements frame by frame to integrate them into new compositions or apply advanced visual effects.
The course teaches you how to integrate After Effects projects with Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma for a smooth and collaborative workflow.
Exporting in JSON format lets you create lightweight, scalable animations for websites and mobile apps, compatible with tools like Lottie.
These are tools that let you build complex, custom animations on text, adding energy and creativity to your projects.