After Effects Courses
After Effects courses at the UK's largest creative training centre.
The best training for beginners or experts classroom courses and live online.
An After Effects course at the UK's largest Adobe Authorised Training Centre is the ideal way to begin developing your motion graphics and animation skills.
Practical, real-world exercises feature heavily in our After Effects training sessions, to ensure you get the most out of your time with our experts. You can learn live online or at our amazing centre beside the Thames.
Whether you are new to Adobe After Effects and need a course that gives a foundation in the software, or you use it daily and want courses that show you how to work more efficiently, we have an After Effects course for you.
Need help deciding which course is best for you? Call an expert learning adviser on 020 7407 8880. Private and custom courses also available.
ACP Trainers
Course leader is an Adobe Certified Expert
After Effects Intro
From £399 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Learn After Effects in our two-day introduction course. Expert-led, max 8 per class. Face-to-face in London or live online.
Create stunning motion graphics and animations on this expert-led two-day After Effects course.
Taught by industry experts in small classes, you'll build from the ground up — covering compositions, keyframes, visual effects, masks, track mattes, alpha channels and rendering for any platform.
- Build keyframe animations from the ground up
- Create and animate text, shapes and graphics
- Apply and control visual effects and masks
- Work with track mattes, alpha channels and layers
- Render and export compositions for any platform
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"Foundations, applying the course to the real world. Great exampples. Thorough knowledge and well taught."
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" In depth explaining and going through things along with answering questions and making sure everyone was on the same page."
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"Really good overview of the interface and principles of the programme."
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"The F2F training was great! The room set up and class size was perfect - everyone was listened to and helped when needed. It was very inclusive of everyone's skill level. Neil was very welcoming and accommodating - and clearly a lovely person which helps."
PHINIA
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"Really great at explaining everything in depth, I especially valued the explanation of physics behind a lot of animation."
Beresfords
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After Effects Intermediate
From £399 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Master After Effects in our two-day intermediate course. Adobe Certified Experts, max 8 per class. Face-to-face in London or live online.
Go further with After Effects on this expert-led two-day intermediate course.
Covering workflow, alpha channels, advanced keyframes, rotoscoping, chroma keying, expressions, motion tracking, 3D layers and integration with Premiere and Cinema 4D — for users ready to work at a professional level.
- Improve workflow structure and asset management
- Understand alpha channels and bit depth correctly
- Control keyframes and masks with advanced techniques
- Animate text and use motion tracking
- Work with 3D layers and link to Premiere and C4D
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"Great knowledge by Neil, our course leader, always really in depth. Always happy to answer questions. Will be recommending to other colleagues"
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"Neil was really friendly, knowledgable and helpful. The course material was also diverse and covered everything I wanted to learn about going in."
DeutscheBank
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"Organisation, he was very knowledgable and explained things really well. if we had any questions he seemed to be able know the answers straight away"
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"Explaining concisely so it's easy to understand for everyone."
Jamie Oliver
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"Very kind staff as always and very clear teaching."
MediaTraining
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After Effects Adv
From £449 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Master advanced After Effects in our two-day course. Adobe Certified Experts, max 8 per class. Face-to-face in London or live online.
Master advanced After Effects on this expert-led two-day course.
Covering graph editor control, time remapping, expressions, expression controls, 3D layers with lights and cameras, render order, image stabilisation and Cinema 4D integration — for experienced motion designers ready to work at professional speed.
- Control keyframe interpolation with the graph editor
- Use time remapping and expressions to automate motion
- Build advanced 3D layers with lights and cameras
- Solve render order problems and stabilise footage
- Integrate After Effects with Cinema 4D and Premiere
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"The course was well organised and the trainer was very knowledgable. Really enjoyed my time here at Media Training."
CAA Base
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"Able to ask questions and follow up with questions he was unable to answer on the spot."
Tony Blair Institute For Global Change
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"I thought Tom explained everything super well. Not just taking us through the motions and following him but explaining why. I also thought the amount of breaks were great, as it kept us engaged throughout."
Institute For Global Change
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"Lunch was on point - trainer was good :)"
Mishcon De Reya
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"Really relevant examples, not too advanced or too much information. So the amount of new things was really easy to understand, not too overwhelming."
Glodefisk
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Who attends?
Career Progressives
Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.
Career Changers
People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.
Graduates
Certified courses for those who have earned their theoretical stripes, but need to prove capability to future employers.
Learn Your Way
Face To Face
Learn face-to-face with expert mentors in a dynamic setting that inspires growth and confidence.
Live Online
Join remotely with expert mentors in real time — flexible, interactive learning that fits your lifestyle.
Team Training
Upskill your team together. Build your team and develop consistency, and collective confidence.
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