Build Animations with Adobe After Effects
Overview
Creative video now sits at the heart of UK marketing, social media, training and digital storytelling, with the UK creative industries supporting around 2.4 million jobs. Yet many learners open After Effects and feel blocked by layers, keyframes, timelines and motion tools. Build Animations with Adobe After Effects turns that confusion into structured creative progress.
This Adobe After Effects course guides learners through animation basics, motion graphics, text effects, logo reveals, lower thirds, green screen work, 3D scenes, rotoscoping, screen replacement, motion tracking, expressions and exporting. Ideal for content creators, designers, marketers, video editors and freelancers, it helps build portfolio-ready skills for modern visual content. Enrol today and start building animation confidence online from home.
Key Benefits Included
► Accredited by CPD
► Instant Access
► 24/7 Learning Assistance
► Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
► Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
► Developed by qualified professionals in the field
► Exercise Review: Stabilise Shaky Video
Learning Outcomes
Our Build Animations with Adobe After Effects helps learners develop creative skills in animation, motion graphics, visual effects and export-ready video content.
► Identify the After Effects workspace, timeline and composition setup
► Create simple animations using position, scale and rotation
► Use keyframes and the Graph Editor to improve animation movement
► Build shape layer animations with strokes, paths and layer styles
► Create lower thirds, logo reveals, transitions and text animations
Who is This Course For?
This Adobe After Effects course online is ideal for learners who want to create animated content for videos, social media, campaigns, websites and creative portfolios.
► Beginners who want to learn Adobe After Effects
► Video editors adding motion graphics to projects
► YouTubers and content creators improving animated visuals
► Social media learners creating animated posts, intros and transitions
► Marketing learners producing branded video content
Certification
CPD Certification
After successfully completing the assessment of this course, you can apply for the CPD accredited certificates.
PDF certificate: £9.99
Hardcopy certificate: £15.99
Career Opportunities
This course supports motion graphics, animation and video editing pathways, where UK salaries commonly range from £24,000–£48,000, depending on skills and experience.
Junior Motion Designer: £22,000–£30,000 per year
Motion Graphics Designer: £28,000–£43,000 per year
Animator: £24,000–£46,000 per year
Video Editor: £24,000–£48,000 per year
Junior Video Editor: £21,000–£29,000 per year
Course Curriculum
The course covers a wide range of essential topics, including:
► 1.1 Intro Video
► 1.2 Resource Files – Adobe After Effects CC
► 1.3 Animate Your Name
► 2.1 Understanding the After Effects Workspace
► 2.2 Starting a New Composition
► 2.3 Adding Media to Your Project and Timeline
► 2.4 Using the Basic After Effects Tools
► 2.5 Creating a Perfect Circle, Alignment, and Shape Colours
► 2.6 Working in the Timeline
► 2.7 Understanding Layer Properties
► 3.1 Animating in After Effects
► 3.2 Position, Scale, and Rotation Animations
► 3.3 Tips to Make Your Animations Look More Natural
► 3.4 Using the Graph Editor
► 3.5 Challenge: Bouncing Ball
► 3.6 Solution: Bouncing Ball
► 4.1 Working with Solid Layers and the Ken Burns Effect
► 4.2 Working with Shape Layers, Strokes, and Paths
► 4.3 Adding Layer Styles: Drop Shadow, Bevel, and Gradients
► 4.4 Shape Effects: Trim Path Animation, Wiggle, and Zig Zag
► 5.1 Track Matte Animation: Making Layers Appear and Disappear
► 5.2 Using Pre-Compositions to Group Layers
► 5.3 Reversing Complicated Animations
► 5.4 Playing with Time
► 5.5 Using Blend Modes
► 5.6 Stabilising Shaky Footage
► 6.1 Introduction to Motion Graphics Projects
► 6.2 Creating a Clean Lower Third
► 6.3 Logo Reveal Animation Bumper
► 6.4 Creating a Colourful Transition
► 6.5 Text with Mask Path Animation
► 6.6 Text Bubble Animation
► 6.7 Weather App Animation: Part 1
► 6.8 Weather App Animation: Part 2
► 6.9 Weather App Animation: Part 3
► 7.1 Flat Animation Challenge
► 7.2 Designing a Flat Animation Scene
► 8.1 Removing a Green Screen Background
► 8.2 Adding a Background that Matches the Foreground
► 8.3 Adding Motion to a Still Image with the Puppet Tool
► 8.4 Adding Movement with the Ripple Effect
► 9.1 Introduction to 3D in After Effects
► 9.2 Swinging 3D Text Animation
► 9.3 Building Out a 3D Composition
► 9.4 Animating a 3D Scene
► 9.5 Creating Stars in After Effects
► 10.1 Using the Rotoscope Tool
► 10.2 Cleaning Up Your Edges
► 10.3 Finishing a Rotobrush Animation
► 11.1 Easy Screen Replacement with Masks
► 11.2 Replacing a Screen: Version 2
► 11.3 Screen Replacement with Mocha
► 12.1 Using the Puppet Pin Tool
► 12.2 Animating Puppet Pins
► 12.3 Creating Animated Blinking Eyes
► 12.4 Adding Perspective with Animated Clouds
► 13.1 Applying Text Animation Presets
► 13.2 Creating a Page Turn Effect with CC Page Turn
► 13.3 Using Radial and Linear Wipes
► 13.4 Colour Correction in After Effects
► 14.1 Motion Tracking Basics
► 14.2 Tracking Text and Visual Effects to a Video Clip
► 14.3 Tracking Rotation and Scale
► 14.4 Adding Details to Tracked Text
► 15.1 Introduction to Character Animation
► 15.2 Designing Your Character
► 15.3 Rigging Your Character
► 15.4 Animating Your Character
► 15.5 Adding an Animated Background
► 15.6 Adding Details to Character Movement
► 15.7 Creating a Paper Cut-Out Look
► 16.1 Exporting an H.264 File from After Effects
► 16.2 Exporting from After Effects with a Transparent Background
► 16.3 Exporting from After Effects through Adobe Media Encoder
► 16.4 Creating an Animated GIF from After Effects
► 17.1 Audio Tips for After Effects
► 17.2 Working with Premiere Pro
► 19.1 Conclusion
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Course Curriculum
| Build Animations with Adobe After Effects | |||
| Module: 01 | |||
| 1.1 Intro Video | 00:03:00 | ||
| 1.2 Resource Files – Adobe After Effects CC | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.3 Animate Your Name | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module: 02 | |||
| 2.1 Understand the After Effects Workspace | 00:06:00 | ||
| 2.2 Starting a New Composition | 00:08:00 | ||
| 2.3 Adding Media to Your Project and Timeline | 00:05:00 | ||
| 2.4 Using the Basic After Effects Tools | 00:10:00 | ||
| 2.5 Create a Perfect Circle, Alignment, and Shape Colors | 00:03:00 | ||
| 2.6 Working in the Timeline | 00:11:00 | ||
| 2.7 Layer Properties | 00:09:00 | ||
| Module: 03 | |||
| 3.1 Animating in After Effects | 00:08:00 | ||
| 3.2 Position, Scale, and Rotation Animations | 00:05:00 | ||
| 3.3 Tips to Make Your Animations Look More Nautral | 00:04:00 | ||
| 3.4 Using the Graph Editor | 00:06:00 | ||
| 3.5 Challenge – Bouncing Ball | 00:01:00 | ||
| 3.6 Solution – Bouncing Ball | 00:20:00 | ||
| Module: 04 | |||
| 4.1 Working With Solid Layers and the ken Burns Effects | 00:07:00 | ||
| 4.2 Working With Shape Layers, Strokes, and Paths | 00:06:00 | ||
| 4.3 Adding Layer Styles Like Drop Shadow, Bevel, and Gradients | 00:04:00 | ||
| 4.4 Shape Effects – Trim Path Animation, Wiggle, and Zig Zag | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module: 05 | |||
| 5.1 Track Matte Animation – Make Layers Appear And Disappear | 00:09:00 | ||
| 5.2 Using Pre-Compositions to Group Layers | 00:06:00 | ||
| 5.3 Easily Reverse Complicated Animations | 00:02:00 | ||
| 5.4 Playing with Time | 00:06:00 | ||
| 5.5 Blend Modes | 00:06:00 | ||
| 5.6 Stabilize Shaky Footage | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module: 06 | |||
| 6.1 Intro to Motion Graphics Projects | 00:54:00 | ||
| 6.2 Clean Lower Third | 00:09:00 | ||
| 6.3 Logo Reveal Animation Bumper | 00:13:00 | ||
| 6.4 Colorful Transition | 00:17:00 | ||
| 6.5 Text with Mask Path Animation | 00:10:00 | ||
| 6.6 Text Bubble Animation | 00:14:00 | ||
| 6.7 Weather App 1 | 00:17:00 | ||
| 6.8 Weather App 2 | 00:08:00 | ||
| 6.9 Weather App 3 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module: 07 | |||
| 7.1 Flat Animation Challenge | 00:03:00 | ||
| 7.2 Phil Designs his Flat Animation Scene | 00:13:00 | ||
| 7.3 Animating Fireworks with the Repeater Effect | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module: 08 | |||
| 8.1 Removing Green Screen Background | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8.2 Adding a Background that Matches the Foreground | 00:08:00 | ||
| 8.3 Adding Motion to a Still Image with the Puppet Tool | 00:06:00 | ||
| 8.4 Adding Movement with the Ripple Effect | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module: 09 | |||
| 9.1 Intro to 3D | 00:10:00 | ||
| 9.2 Swinging 3D Text Animation | 00:12:00 | ||
| 9.3 Build Out Your 3D Composition | 00:06:00 | ||
| 9.4 Animating Our 3D Scene | 00:08:00 | ||
| 9.5 Create Stars in After Effects | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module: 10 | |||
| 10.1 Using the Rotoscope Tool | 00:07:00 | ||
| 10.2 Cleaning Up Your Edges | 00:07:00 | ||
| 10.3 Finishing Our Rotobrush Animation | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module: 11 | |||
| 11.1 Easy Screen Replacement with Masks | 00:10:00 | ||
| 11.2 Replacing a Screen Version 2 | 00:14:00 | ||
| 11.3 Screen Replacement with Mocha | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module: 12 | |||
| 12.1 Using the Puppet Pin Tool | 00:05:00 | ||
| 12.2 Animating Your Puppet Pins | 00:03:00 | ||
| 12.3 Animated Blinking Eyes | 00:08:00 | ||
| 12.4 Adding Perspective with Animated Clouds | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module: 13 | |||
| 13.1 Applying Text Animation Presets | 00:06:00 | ||
| 13.2 Create a page Turn Effect with CC page Turn | 00:10:00 | ||
| 13.3 Radial and Linear wipes | 00:03:00 | ||
| 13.4 Color Correction in After Effects | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module: 14 | |||
| 14.1 Motion Tracking Basics | 00:10:00 | ||
| 14.2 Tracking Text and Visual Effects to Video Clip | 00:06:00 | ||
| 14.3 Tracking Rotation and Scale | 00:12:00 | ||
| 14.4 Adding Details to Our Text | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module: 15 | |||
| 15.1 Intro to Character Animation | 00:02:00 | ||
| 15.2 Design Your Character | 00:15:00 | ||
| 15.3 Rigging Your Character | 00:03:00 | ||
| 15.4 animation Our Character | 00:10:00 | ||
| 15.5 Adding the Animated Background | 00:09:00 | ||
| 15.6 Adding Details to Character Movement | 00:07:00 | ||
| 15.7 Adding the Paper Cut Out Look | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module: 16 | |||
| 16.1 Exporting an H264 File From After Effects | 00:07:00 | ||
| 16.2 Exporting from After Effects with a Transparent Background | 00:04:00 | ||
| 16.3 Exporting from After Effects through Adobe Media Encoder | 00:05:00 | ||
| 16.4 Create an Animated GIF from After Effects | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module: 17 | |||
| 17.1 Audio Tips for After Effects | 00:03:00 | ||
| 17.2 Working with Premiere Pro | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module: 18 | |||
| 18.1 Expressions Basics | 00:07:00 | ||
| 18.2 Animate a Flickering with Expressions | 00:18:00 | ||
| Module: 19 | |||
| 19.1 Conclusion | 00:01:00 | ||
Certificate of Achievement
Upon completion, you will receive a CPD-accredited certificate recognised globally. Choose from:
Pdf Certificate & Transcript £7.99
Hardcopy Certificate & Transcript £17.99
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Yes. Adobe After Effects can be learned by beginners when the training starts with workspace setup, compositions, media importing, timelines and basic keyframes before moving into motion graphics, visual effects, tracking and character animation.
You will learn keyframes, position, scale, rotation, the Graph Editor, shape layers, lower thirds, logo reveals, text animation, green screen removal, puppet tools, rotoscoping, screen replacement, 3D animation, motion tracking, expressions and exporting.
Yes. The course covers motion graphics skills such as lower thirds, logo reveals, colourful transitions, animated text, shape effects, text bubbles, weather app animations and title graphics for video, social media and digital content.
Yes. The course includes green screen background removal and background replacement, helping learners understand basic compositing techniques used in video editing, online content, creative production and visual effects projects.
Yes. It can support early learning for motion graphics, animation, visual effects and video editing pathways. Creative roles usually require regular practice, a strong portfolio, project examples, wider software knowledge and real editing or design experience.
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