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CancelCreate a Cinematic Text Animation in Adobe After Effects
Welcome to the Course
00:44
This is a course for artists and designers who are interested in motion graphics. In this course, you will learn how to create a modern, atmospheric text animation that you can use for your movie trailers, video effects, and animated sequences.
After Effects for Beginners
Learn how to use After Effects in our hands-on course. You’ll start at the absolute beginning and work quickly through these After Effects tutorials into more exciting techniques.
1.Adobe After Effects Tools2 lessons, 05:15
2 lessons, 05:15
1.1Welcome to the Course00:44
1.1
Welcome to the Course
00:44
1.2Adobe After Effects Setup04:31
1.2
Adobe After Effects Setup
04:31
2.Cinematic Text Animation3 lessons, 26:06
3 lessons, 26:06
2.1How to Animate Text08:07
2.1
How to Animate Text
08:07
2.2Adding Lighting and Shadow Effects11:54
2.2
Adding Lighting and Shadow Effects
11:54
2.3Adding Lighting Effects to the Background06:05
2.3
Adding Lighting Effects to the Background
06:05
3.Creating Atmosphere4 lessons, 35:29
4 lessons, 35:29
3.1How to Create Light Streaks06:55
3.1
How to Create Light Streaks
06:55
3.2How to Animate the Light Streaks08:36
3.2
How to Animate the Light Streaks
08:36
3.3Creating and Controlling Particle Effects11:12
3.3
Creating and Controlling Particle Effects
11:12
3.4How to Create and Animate Atmospheric Smoke08:46
3.4
How to Create and Animate Atmospheric Smoke
08:46
4.Final Touches3 lessons, 09:50
3 lessons, 09:50
4.1How to Create a Quick Zoom Animation06:22
4.1
How to Create a Quick Zoom Animation
06:22
4.2How to Change Text01:36
4.2
How to Change Text
01:36
4.3How to Render Your Video01:52
4.3
How to Render Your Video
01:52
5.Conclusion1 lesson, 00:45
1 lesson, 00:45
5.1Conclusion00:45
5.1
Conclusion
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Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan Lam and I'm a Digital Artist on a mission to empower, educate and inspire creative students just like you to gain the creative skills you desire! Currently I work for Ubisoft as a concept and game artist. My skills range from graphic design, illustration, animation, 3D modelling/sculpting, concept art and video editing. Some of the projects I've worked on include Hungry Shark World, Hungry Shark Evolution, Starbeard and the Kickstarter Funded Game called Eminence: Xander's Tales.
I've also worked with many high profile clients including Riot Games, Sony Entertainment, Hasbro and Google as a graphic designer and illustrator.