What You Will Learn in This Acrobat Training Course
In this Adobe After Effects advanced training course you’ll learn skills for creating dynamic content for use in broadcast, film, and on the Web. This this course picks-up where the introductory Level I course leaves off, providing you with additional skills along with tips and tricks to improve your efficiency and creativity. Our After Effects classes are led by experienced motion graphics professionals who have backgrounds with broadcast, film, and online media production
Where is this class held?
This is a live, online class led by a field expert; and just like an in-person class, it is fully interactive and engaging. The difference between an online and onsite class? No travel! You can participate from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. Many of our students choose to stay home from work on these training days, some never even changing out of their slippers! Where applicable, students are able to speak with and hear from the instructor and other participants throughout the course as they work in real-time to complete activities.
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We understand your team might have specific training needs and we would love to work with you. We offer both online and on-site instructor-led, fully customizeable courses tailored to your training needs.
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AFTER EFFECTS ADVANCED: COURSE TOPICS
Visual Effects Workflow
- After Effects Workflow considerations
Chroma Keying in After Effects
- Greenscreen Shooting Basics
- Using Masks for Compositing (Garbage Mattes)
- Using Keylight
- Refining a Matte
Motion Tracking
- Understanding Motion Tracking
- Motion Tracking vs Stabilization
- Setting a Track Point
- Using Null objects
- Compositing 2D Graphics
Motion Stabilization with After Effects
- Using the Warp Stabilizer
3D Camera Tracking
- Using the 3D Camera Tracker
- Compositing 3D Graphics with Video
Time Remapping Video
- Understanding Time Remapping
- Slow Motion Effects
- Fast Motion Effects
- Using Frame Blending
Color Correction and Color Adjustment
- Adjusting Tonality
- Advanced Color Adjustments
Creating a Background Loop
Using After Effects Cloning Tools
Rotoscoping Video Footage
- Manual Rotoscoping
- Using the Roto Brush
- Painting on Color
Creating environmental effects
- Fog
- Smoke
- Mist
- Wind
- Precipitation
- Fire
- Heat Distortion
- Explosive Effects
Advanced After Effects Render Queue Usage
- Render Output Settings
- Output Module Templates
About Your Instructors
Kal Hadi is a Certified Adobe Instructor with CompTIA CTT+ credentials. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of computer graphics, imaging and electronic publishing. He was recognized by Adobe as one of the top five trainers worldwide in 2009. He is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology Electronic Publishing graduate program. He is also the author of many books and papers in the fields of graphics and web publishing.
Sean Casella
Luisa Winter
Luisa Winters is a Certified Instructor for Adobe and Apple (ACI and ACT).
She teaches for private clients, consults for organizations, and works at several different training centers all over the United States and abroad. Luisa is one of the few Adobe Premiere Pro Master instructors. A well-known artist, Luisa often speaks at different conferences on topics ranging from video editing to compositing and web.
An accomplished violinist, Luisa was, at the age of 13, a full-time member of the National Symphony Orchestra in the Dominican Republic. While attending the legendary Peabody Conservatory (in Baltimore, MD), Luisa learned from master musicians: Henryk Szeryng, Berl Senofski, Aarond Rosand, Charles Libove, and Leon Fleisher, among others.
Expressing her art in digital form, Luisa became an editor and motion graphics artist in 1985, and has been performing both arts full-time since that point in time.
Throughout her career, Luisa has won several awards, including:
- Telly Awards
- Videographer Awards
- Aegis Awards
- WEVA Hall of Fame
- Baltimore Videographers Association Excellence Award
Christine Marsh
