3D & Animation

Adobe After Effects - Visual Effects

After Effects is the tool behind the title sequences, motion graphics and visual effects you see everywhere. This course covers compositing, keyframe animation, effects, and green-screen work, so you can produce polished VFX and motion graphics. It's a highly creative, in-demand skill for video and content careers.

Duration: 2 Months
Format: Live 1-on-1
Level: Professional
Certificate: Osian Adobe

Overview

What this course is about

Bring still artwork to life with Adobe After Effects - Visual Effects training built around motion design and compositing tasks. You will learn the interface, compositions, layers, keyframes, masks, shape layers and the timeline before creating animated titles and short visual sequences. Lessons introduce current After Effects workflows, render settings and essential shortcuts, giving beginners a clear route into visual effects classes online without treating presets as a substitute for creative decisions.

Project work moves from clean logo reveals and kinetic typography to green screen cleanup, motion tracking, rotoscoping and screen replacement. Your teacher will demonstrate how to organise assets, use adjustment layers, animate effects and balance performance with quality. You will also explore expressions at an introductory level, colour correction and alpha channels, while importing layered Photoshop or Illustrator artwork for a more realistic post-production workflow.

Live one-on-one guidance is useful when a mask edge slips, a tracker loses the subject or a render looks different from the composition viewer. You can share a showreel-style sequence for feedback on timing, hierarchy and technical finish. The course is distinct from Adobe Premiere Pro, which centres on editing and finishing a sequence of video clips; After Effects is the focused choice for animation, compositing and designed effects.

By the end

What you’ll be able to do

Build organised compositions with layers, precompositions, markers and keyframes
Animate titles, logos and illustrations using timing, easing and motion principles
Create masks, mattes and rotoscoping passes for controlled visual composites
Track movement and replace screens or attach graphics to live footage
Apply colour, blur, glow and other effects without losing a clean project structure
Render shareable clips with suitable codecs, dimensions and alpha channel choices

Syllabus

How the course flows

1
3D FundamentalsWeek 1
Navigating 3D space, primitives and basic modelling.
2
ModellingWeek 2
Building detailed models from reference.
3
Materials & LightingWeek 3
Texturing scenes and lighting them convincingly.
4
RenderingWeek 4
Producing high-quality stills and walkthroughs.
5
Animation & OutputWeeks 5–8
Bringing scenes to life and exporting final work.

Toolkit

Tools you’ll use

3ds Max
Blender
Maya
V-Ray
SketchUp

Audience

Who this course is for

Graphic designers expanding from static artwork into motion design
Video editors who need stronger titles, transitions and compositing skills
Animation learners building an effects-focused portfolio
Content creators producing branded reels and social media visuals
Working professionals changing towards post-production and visual communication

Where it leads

Roles this opens up

Motion Graphics Designer
Design animated titles, explainers and brand elements for digital campaigns and video projects.
Compositing Artist
Combine filmed plates, mattes, tracked elements and effects into believable visual shots.
Post-production Assistant
Support a video team by preparing assets, screen replacements, graphics and reliable renders.

Questions

Before you enrol

The teacher will work with a current Creative Cloud release and point out interface differences when your installed build is older. Core concepts such as keyframes, masks and tracking remain transferable between recent versions.

Yes, the sequence starts with layer management and timeline control before introducing more demanding composites. Basic comfort with files and a willingness to observe motion carefully will make the practice smoother.

Yes, guided projects include keying, edge refinement, tracking and attaching graphics to footage. Templates may be discussed as reference, but you will learn how to make deliberate timing and compositing choices.

A modern 64-bit computer with a dedicated graphics processor, adequate memory and fast storage is helpful for previewing compositions. The exact requirement depends on footage size, effects and the Adobe release installed on your machine.

After Effects is designed for motion graphics, compositing and shot-level effects. Premiere Pro is primarily for arranging, editing and finishing video sequences, although the two applications are commonly used together.

Yes, you can refine selected exercises into short portfolio pieces with guidance on pacing, presentation and technical export. A polished reel still depends on your own practice and the quality of the footage you choose.