After Effects Training Course Reviews

"Neil was excellent at explaining processes within After Effects using visual metaphors."

"Iwan was very approachable and had a good sense of humour which made learning easier. I thoroughly enjoyed this course! Media Training is a lovely environment to learn new skills in and all staff and course members were friendly and welcoming."

"Iwan was very knowledgeable and encouraging. He explained everything with great depth. He moved at a good pace and kept it interesting. Very much looking forward to taking the next course."

"Managed to cover a a huge amount in a very short time. Paced very well -- never felt like things were moving too fast or too slow. Iwan very approachable, patient and knowledgeable!"

"Great friendly instructor, facilities and good energy"

"My trainer Neil was very passionate about the subject and patient with us. He made it very enjoyable. All the staff members were really friendly and approachable."

"The training was thorough and Iwan was very engaging. I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot."

"All good! Loved the food and snacks. The venue was great. Neil was great and there plenty of breaks which were useful for digesting info."

"Really enjoyed the course. Neil was a great trainer with lots of knowledge. Lunch was good too!"

"Excellent knowledge, very welcoming and friendly staff. Felt very supported with all questions we had."

"Great at explaining specifics in detail and lending a hand if an individuals were struggling. Great course - feel like I have learnt loads!"

"Great knowledge, lovely location and friendly staff."

"Got through such a broad range of skills in a short amount of time, but didn't feel like we went too fast at all. All feels really relevant to what I do in my work and can see me applying pretty much everything I've learned. Overall, brilliant!"

"Great session, as always. Thanks so much!"

"Good variety of different skills were shown and in good detail. I now feel I'd be confident enough to be able to follow tutorials and actually understand the process behind each step. Really looking forward to experimenting."

"Super informative and good analogies. Really feel like I learnt the basics and the venue was fab :)"

"Iwan was fantastically knowledgeable, and was also very personable. He paced things just right, and I'd happily do further training with him."

"Great communication and super friendly! Food was wonderful!"

"The course was very useful and the staff were really friendly"

"Great session, nice new training centre. Pitched at a good level. Neil was very helpful."

"Really great tutoring. Easy to understand and a fun way of learning. Iwan was great!"

"We covered loads of ground in the two days and really pushed my knowledge and understanding of the software a long way. Great course."

"Training was really concise and easy to follow. The facilities were lovely and all staff were great."

"Small class sizes - good to be able to keep up remotely. Tech support was great"

"Solving issues remotely so the course did not slow down or lose its effectiveness. Everything was made to seem so simple and digestible so it should be easy to pick up in the near future."

"The trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful."

"Excellent clarity in explanations and in going through all the examples. Thank you"

"Neil was very knowledgeable and helped us when we got stuck. Great training!!!"

"Knowledgeable, helpfulness, good examples and troubleshooting"

"Very well explained, great attention to the students to know if we are following up all steps. Neil made all examples very relevant and interesting."

"Really liked the instructor, good workflow explainer."

"Very good at explaining everything. Thank you."

"Tom was very knowledgeable and friendly - he explained complex concepts clearly and at a measured pace"

"Making sure everyone was working at the same pace, and explaining the details of why everything works the way it does to understand why we are doing it."

"Pre-course prep Trainer was very patient and accommodating"

"Good curriculum, good setup, good tech support"

"Loved the small groups, trainer was excellent, location and staff all great"

"Amazed at how much we learnt over the last two days. A lot more than I think I expected."

"Really good at explaining everything at a good pace and covering a wide range of techniques that we can carry into our jobs"

"Very friendly staff. Good pace. Well placed breaks."

"The practical examples were really helpful"

"Really welcoming and unscary environment to learn. Loads to get through content-wise but a good amount of breaks too."

"Neil was very attentive and patient, and overall great teacher. Very inspiring and funny!"

"Tutor was really great and very patient, staff were all really friendly and welcoming."

"Lots of great snacks, quality course content with examples, tailoring course to individual needs, great at answering questions in lots of detail, lots of great reference and extra reading resources, amazing building with great facilities and very modern."

"Fitted A LOT of content into a couple of days and well communicated etc."

"The course was extremely well prepared, informative and engaging. It taught me a lot of the AE basics which are essential for using the software. Iwan went above and beyond and helped to make us all think about how these skills could be applied across different aspects of the software."

"Thorough teaching through each of the steps"

"Iwan was superbly knowledgeable and really knew his stuff. No question was too small or simple to be answered and was a really calm and helpful trainer. This is my second course run by Iwan and I couldn't recommend it any higher!"

"So helpful and attentive, especially considering it was an online course. He gave attention to all members of the group when needed and you felt comfortable if you needed help as he welcomed questions and would go through it all with you. Highly satisfied, thank you so much."

"Great support and guidance from the teacher when anyone was stuck."

"Simple clear instructions, bringing everyone along at the same pace, but got lots done."

"There were chances to ask questions and the examples were relevant to the content I would like to produce."

"Great level of communication, excellent technical support, really good at explaining each step thoroughly and showing different ways of doing things. Thank you!"

"Really knowledgeable trainer - great course."

"Really good at explaining everything from a basic starter level and also really good at checking in with everyone to make sure everyone is up to speed with the activities"

"Really great tech set up and customer service, as usual Great trainer too"

"Being patient and explaining things thoroughly, thanks Neil!"

"I thought the course was well organised and structured. However, what most impressed my was Neil - he is clearly incredibly knowledgeable and a great animator, but he was also so patient and so good at explaining everything. The pace and tone of the course was spot on and he managed to bring everyone on the course with him at all stages. He was pretty unflappable and just generally really nice . His passion was evident and that really helped me learn and stay with the course."

"Clear concise directions, everyone had time to ask questions, no-one was left behind. A fantastic course."

"Very good at making sure everyone was at the right stage and talking through very clearly. Did a great job at keeping everyone tuned in considering it was virtual. Explained each and every step in a lot of detail and didn't assume any prior knowledge."

"Very good explanations that kept things simple even when the content was a little complex. Great teacher and feel more confident on AE now so thank you!"

"Very friendly, very knowledgeable, happy to help with any issues."

"Going into good depth on topics - was nice to re-cover ground and learn a few things I'd self-taught other ways around."

"Range of techniques covered which was tailored to the group"

"The course was very detailed, everything was explained really well."

"Very friendly, making you feel comfortable and happy to go over any questions. Good at explaining things simply."

"Making it relevant to my own work or real examples. Useful links and resources etc. Lots of encouragement :-)"

"Keeping everyone engaged and moving at a good pace. It was nice to have a small group."

"Neil was a brilliant trainer. He was thorough and took the time to make sure everyone was on the same page. He was also really funny! I learnt a lot and I now feel more comfortable to use AE."

"Joe was very knowledgeable and a great teacher. I would definitely recommend this course to others."

"Sharing knowledge, explaining tasks, making us feel comfortable to ask questions, covering a lot of material, providing examples."

"Joe had very clear communication skills and was always kind to help"

"Good website, great teacher, small class size"

"Really knowledgable trainer and great examples which I will use in real life."

"Neil was brilliant, very patient and happy to answer any questions, go back and forth etc. He adjusted the training well to our needs."

"Very friendly and more than willing to repeat until we were all at the same level, would highly recommend."

"Checking in on people and making sure everyone understood. Being able to share screens was really helpful."

"Make you feel at home, literally! Seriously, very friendly, relaxed, fun way to learn"

"Covered lots of useful material and suggested good resources for further training/practice."

"Everything was brilliant, Neil was great and moved along at a good pace!"

"Very informative, I learned a lot! Answered questions effectively and was given helpful resources to look at!"

"Clear with all explanations and good at giving us time to test it out ourselves. All flowed really well too and gave us time for questions which was useful."

"Just very good explaining - use of metaphors really helped."

"I really love the media training courses! I've learnt so much within just 2 days, a massive thank you to Neil for his teaching and inspiring me to want to explore motion graphics further. Everything was well explained and easy to follow, I'd definitely like to attend more media training classes in the future."

"Explaining each section precisely and carefully checking we all understood before we moved on."

"Loads of information covered in a short amount of time."

"Neil was great at explaining the entry level skills for AE. Many thanks."

"It was all great. very smooth admin and prep and the training was a really good pace, and put me at ease. I learned loads. I actually had a certain amount of AE knowledge, but I wanted a solid base and I feel confident now and have a lot of pointers on directions to go. really pleased."

"Delivery was superb. Very knowlegable course tutor. Great materials. Superb course."

"As a start to how after effects works it was perfect as it covers everything you would need to know when importing a pre made composition and know how to edit it in the correct manor."

"Consistent explanation for the entire group. No one got left behind. Neil was very clear and encouraging."

"Great, friendly, well paced trainer. Knowledgeable with plenty of useful resources for us at the end. Would recommend to colleagues and friends."

"Neil went at a perfect pace and was brilliant at listening and understanding! Also kept it fun and interesting."

"Neil gave a comprehensive introduction to After Effects at a good pace, ensuring all of us grasped the concepts of how it works, which took place over Zoom. You pick up much more compared to learning the software self taught. I would definitely recommend it."

"Neil was a fantastic trainer. He was so engaging and had great explainers for everything. Loads of interactive parts and he was happy to answer all of our questions. Neil also gave loads of great insider tips for the animation/design industry."

"Neil was very knowlegable and the course was kept at a good pace. I've learnt a lot."

"Neil was very enthusiastic and motivational! Very patient and a good teacher."

"Wide range of information and fantastic at filling in theory and fundamentals"