AE Essentials Information

AE Essentials by Kalika Kharkar Sharma is a self-paced introductory course on motion design using Adobe After Effects.

A self-paced introductory course in Motion Design and After Effects by Kalika Kharkar Sharma, with 8 weeks of personal critique from yours truly!

What You’ll Learn In AE Essentials?

Intro to Motion Graphics

• 1.) Intro to Motion Graphics
• Motion Graphics – Exercise 1
• 2.) Principles of Motion Graphics
• Motion Graphics – Exercise 2
• 3.) Software Skills for Motion Graphics
• Motion Graphics – Exercise 3
• 4.) Core Concepts of Motion Graphics
• Motion Graphics – Exercise 4

Class 1 – After Effects Basics

• 0.) Preferences for After Effects
• 1.) After Effects Interface – Demo
• 2.) Creating a Slideshow in After Effects – Demo
• 3.) How to Set Up Your Folders?
• 4.) What if I Lose My Footage? – Demo
• 5.) How to Collect Your Files?
• 6.) Exporting in Media Encoder – Demo
• 7.) Homework 1 – Class 1
• 8.) Animating a Solid Square in After Effects – Demo
• 9.) Differences Between Solids and Shape Layers
• 10.) How Does Rotation Work?
• 11.) Changing the Anchor Point – Demo
• 12.) How To Use the Keycloner Script – Demo
• 13.) Bouncing Ball – Demo
• 14.) Class 1 Vocabulary
• 15.) Homework 2 – Class 1

Class 2 – Keyframes, Transitions, and Basic Animation

• 1.) Organizing Files for AE
• 2.) Setting Up Adobe Illustrator Files for Animation – Demo
• 3.) Setting Up Photoshop files for After Effects
• 4A.) Animating a Bar Graph 1- Getting Started & Importing
• 4B.) Animating a Bar Graph 2 – Precomposing.mp4
• 4C.) Animating a Bar Graph 3 – Layer Stacking.mp4
• 4D.) Animating a Bar Graph 5- Bars Grow Up part 1.mp4
• 4E.) Animating a Bar Graph 5- Bars Grow Up part 2.mp4
• 4F.) Animating a Bar Graph 6 – FAQ.mp4
• 5.) Homework 1 – Class 2
• 6.) Car Animation & Parenting – Demo
• 7.) Homework 2 – Class 2
• 8.) How to Make a Motion Path Curved? – Demo
• 9.) Homework 3 – Class 2 – Machine
• 10.) Snowflake Animation – Demo
• 11.) Homework 4 – Class 2
• 12.) Different Keyframe Shapes – Demo
• 13.) Animating Backwards – Demo
• 14.) Cleaning Up After Finishing a Project – Demo
• 15.) Capturing, Analyzing & Copying Inspiring Work – Demo
• 16.) Sample Critique
• 17.) Bonus: 12 Principles of Animation – Video
• 4G.) Linear Wipe Effect.mp4

Class 3 – Animating Logos

• 1.) Ai or PS? What’s Better for Animation? – Demo
• 2.) Quiz 1 – Class 3
• 3.) 5 Ways to Import – Demo
• 4A.) Quiz 2 – Class 3
• 4B.) Homework 1 – Class 3
• 5A.) Separate Logo Layers – Demo
• 5B.) How To Release a Compound Path in Illustrator?
• 5C.) How to Pull Shapes from a Logo
• 6.) Homework 2 – Class 3
• 7.) Boing Logo – Demo
• 8.) Different Keyframes – Demo
• 9.) Boing Logo With Graph Editor
• 10.) Quiz 3 – Class 3: Keyframes: Linear vs. Hold vs. Ease
• 11.) Homework 3 – Class 3
• 12.) Logo Animation – Demo
• 13.) Squish Bounce Logo Animation – Demo
• 14.) How To Turn On Guide Layer for Logo Animation
• 15.) Homework 4 – Class 3
• 16.) Bonus Tutorials: Logo Animation
• 17.) Bonus Tutorials: How to Export a GIF

Class 4 – Shape Layers, Masks, Mattes

• 1.) Masks, Shape Layers, Mattes – Demo
• 2.) Changing Color with Masks – Demo
• 3.) Intro to Shape Layers – Demo
• 4.) Converting Illustrator Paths To Shape Layers – Demo
• 5.) First Vertex – Demo
• 6.) Trim Path – Demo
• 7.) Two-Comp-Viewers Side-By-Side – Demo
• 8.) Bonus: Buttcapper – Demo
• 9.) Homework 1 – Class 4
• 10.) Shape Morph – Demo
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• 11.) Homework 2 – Class 4
• 12.) Intro To Mattes – Demo
• 13.) MiuMiu Ad Breakdown
• 14.) Mattes – In Class Exercise
• 15.) Bonus: Shiny Windows – Demo
• 16.) Bonus: Explode Shape Layers Script – Demo
• 17.) Bonus: Overlord Extension – Demo
• 18.) Bonus: Additional Tutorials

Class 5 – Text Animation

• Fact Finding for Motion Projects
• Text Animation: Title Safety – Demo
• Text Animators: Opacity – Demo
• Working with Text Animation Presets – Demo
• Text Animation with Presets Example – Demo
• Overlapping Text Animators
• Homework 1 – Class 5
• Vice News Text Animation Breakdown
• Hip Jumping Text Animation – Demo
• Homework 2 – Class 5
• Hiding Texts – Demo
• Tracking Out Text – Demo
• Tracking Out Text & Using Masks – Demo
• Smoke Effect – Demo
• Slam and Shake Effect – Demo
• Homework 3 – Class 5
• Bonus: Decompose Text

Class 6 – Intro to 3D

• Intro to 3D – Demo
• Reflection & Camera Move – Demo
• Homework 1 – Class 6
• Bonus: 2D Reflection – Demo
• Tracking – Demo
• Green Screen – Demo
• Continuously Rasterize – Demo
• Homework 2 – Class 6
• Refresher: How to Export an MP4
• Refresher: How to Export High Res
• Refresher: How to Export with Transparent Background
• Refresher: How to Export GIFs

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