Adobe After Effects Advanced Course
Our in-depth two day hands-on course, available face-to-face or online, explores existing and exciting new advanced features regularly being added to Adobe After Effects to utilise the whole application to deliver professional outcomes.
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Our in-depth two day course explores existing and exciting new advanced features regularly being added to Adobe After Effects to utilise the whole application to deliver professional outcomes.
Learn detailed real-life expert tips and tricks to create stunning advanced 3D extruded typography and shape layers using the Cinema 4D renderer, complex and compelling infographics, Cinemagraphs, character animations and more. Class projects will teach you how to harness the power and diversity of expressions, scripts, particle simulation Effects, Rotoscoping, advanced 3D camera and lighting setups and the Cinema 4D CINEWARE plugin workflow.
Especially with After Effects, we recommend using the latest version - Creative Cloud 2026 to utilise the dynamic new features and workflows.
What you get
- Course Reference Material (PDF)
- Online or Face-to-Face class options
- Class Exercises Relevant to Industry
- Small Classes (average 4 to 8)
What you need to know
Prerequisite: Students should have either completed the After Effects Essentials course or have equivalent experience. An After Effects assessment is available if you are unsure of your user level, .
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