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After Effects Intro Course

Build motion graphics and visual effects from scratch on this two-day After Effects course.

Adobe Certified Experts guide you through keyframes, effects and compositing.

Build motion graphics and visual effects from scratch on this two-day After Effects course. Adobe Certified Experts guide you through keyframes, effects and compositing.

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After Effects Intro training course

After Effects Intro Course

Unlock the world of visual storytelling with our Introduction to Adobe After Effects course.

Gain hands-on experience in creating captivating motion graphics, stunning visual effects and dynamic animations.

Learn essential techniques and tools from industry experts empowering you to enhance your creativity and career prospects.

This beginner’s course provides the perform foundation in After Effects enabling you to bring your ideas to life and stand out in the competitive media and design industry.

Join us and embark on an exciting journey of artistic expression.

Once you've completed this course, After Effects Intermediate covers advanced compositing, expressions and 3D layers.

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30 November to 1 December 2026 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £150 £399 + VAT
10 to 11 December 2026 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £120 £429 + VAT
11 to 12 January 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £100 £449 + VAT
28 to 29 January 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £50 £499 + VAT
10 to 11 February 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
4 to 5 March 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 March 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
8 to 9 April 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
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13 to 14 July 2027 Tue-Wed London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
28 to 29 July 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
16 to 17 August 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
2 to 3 September 2027 Thu-Fri Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
13 to 14 September 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
4 to 5 October 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
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Course dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You pay
10 to 11 December 2026 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £120 £429 + VAT
28 to 29 January 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £50 £499 + VAT
4 to 5 March 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
8 to 9 April 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
10 to 11 May 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
10 to 11 June 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
13 to 14 July 2027 Tue-Wed London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
16 to 17 August 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
13 to 14 September 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
Course dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You pay
30 November to 1 December 2026 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £150 £399 + VAT
11 to 12 January 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £100 £449 + VAT
10 to 11 February 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 March 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
19 to 20 April 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
26 to 27 May 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
21 to 22 June 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
28 to 29 July 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
2 to 3 September 2027 Thu-Fri Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
4 to 5 October 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT

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30 November to 1 December 2026

Mon-Tue

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549
Discount
£150
You pay
£399 + VAT

10 to 11 December 2026

Thu-Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549
Discount
£120
You pay
£429 + VAT

11 to 12 January 2027

Mon-Tue

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549
Discount
£100
You pay
£449 + VAT

28 to 29 January 2027

Thu-Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549
Discount
£50
You pay
£499 + VAT

10 to 11 February 2027

Wed-Thu

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Online
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£549
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£549 + VAT

4 to 5 March 2027

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15 to 16 March 2027

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21 to 22 June 2027

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Course outline

1

Getting Started

Workspaces - selecting a layout and resetting the windows

The Project window, timeline and viewer

Setting Up Your Database & folder structure

Creating Compositions - Comp settings

Essential viewer window settings

Creating assets within AE

Arranging objects in the viewport

How layers work in the timeline window

Object properties - the basics - Position, Scale, Rotation, Anchor Point and Opacity

2

Animating

Manipulating object transforms

Navigating the timeline, playing scrubbing and zooming

Simple animation - your first keyframes

Position animation and Bezier curves

Manipulating keyframes

Using the keyframe navigator

Adding ease to improve animation quality

Copying and pasting keyframes

Proportional scaling of keyframes on the timeline

Using hotkeys to reveal keyframes and properties

Adding Motion Blur - Adjusting the global motion blur settings

3

Adding Effects

The effect controls palette

Ensuring that you explore effects completely - good workflow practices

How effects work with keyframes

Combining effects together

Adjustment layers

4

Best Practices & Importing Different Files

Exploring the interface in more detail, switches, modes and time controls

Ensuring correct workflow vector files

The collapse transformations switch

Importing video footage

Trimming and time manipulation of layers

Sorting, finding and working with assets in the project window

Importing Photoshop files

Importing Illustrator files

Layer modes

PreComps - Why Precomps are vital

Sending Projects To Others

5

Keyframes - A Deeper Look

Hold keyframes

Reversing animation the right way - avoiding Bezier twists

Roving keyframes

Auto orientation

6

Track Mattes & Masks

Track Matte Types - Luma & Alpha

Editing masks

Using masks to reveal and hide layers

Animating Masks

Other mask uses for paths and effect controls

7

Creating a Basic Logo

Anchor point issues

Pre-composing base elements for better workflow

Adding effects to build our sequence

Parenting Layers

A simple expression - Wiggle

How Wiggle works - what the numbers do

8

Text and Titles

Using basic presets as a start point

Text presets - a special case

Creating your own text animators

Saving text animators as a preset

9

Rendering

Rendering & Media Encoder - Best Practices

Who is this course for?

Suited to designers, animators, marketers and video editors who want to add motion graphics and visual effects to their work. No prior After Effects experience required.

2,262 Reviews
9.7/10 Satisfaction
99.6% Recommend

Great course, learnt brand new skills I can take with me

Matthew – 7 October 2026

Everything was explained very well and easy to follow, great lesson, great teacher

Charlie – 7 October 2026

Ben was very prepared, clear and patient. Course was well structured and engaging. Would highly recommend.

Eilish – 1 September 2026

Taking the time to explain to people who required extra assistance. A great teacher!

Will – 1 September 2026

Ben delivered a well-structured course and gave lots of useful tips based on his own experience. He reiterated key steps to explain and rei…

Chee-kay – 1 September 2026

Really good and thorough coverage of the basics of After Effects.

Anna – 10 August 2026

Explaining things thoroughly and making sure we all understood what was going on before moving ahead.

Milly – 6 July 2026

Easy to follow step by step course, Tom was very insightful and took the time to explain everything.

Ilona – 17 June 2026

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