Adobe After Effects: The Complete Guide to After Effects [Updated 2017]

The best After Effects guide to creating motion graphics and using special effects with Adobe After Effects.

Course updated with brand new After Effects CC lessons!

You're here because you want to create video effects and motion graphics with Adobe After Effects, right?

It's great to have you here. I LOVE AFTER EFFECTS!

Maybe you're brand new to After Effects, or maybe you have a little experience.

This course is perfect for anyone that wants to learn After Effects from scratch to create your own graphics and make your videos better.

What makes me qualified to teach you?

My name is Phil and I'm a professional motion graphics artist and video creator. Plus, I'm the creator of some of the world's most popular After Effects courses - with over 150,000 students and thousands of 5-star reviews like these ones from this course:

I tried to learned After Effects by other sources. Watch YouTube, Adobe and other websites. No much progress. After 2 days of this classes I see progress and result. I know, a lot more to learn, but so far I am happy what I bought. Thank you.

- Gala Howard

It was easy to follow. - Yasemin

he keeps it simple and I need it simple right now, like I'm a baby learning to walk…thanks - Robert Spearman

My Promise to You

I'll be here for you every step of the way. If you have any questions about the course content or anything related to this topic, you can always post a question in the course or send me a direct message.

I want to make this the best course on how use Adobe After Effects. So if there is any way I can improve this course, just tell me and I'll make it happen.

What's this course all about?

Get ready to create motion graphics that will improve your video quality. If you've always wanted to learn how to use video effects and create custom motion graphics, you can learn After Effects right now.

Practice lessons will get you motivated and moving to your goals.

The lessons are meant to teach you how to think like a motion graphics/video effects artist. After Effects is a robust tool that is capable of creating almost any video effect out there. You'll learn all of the basics, intermediate, and some advanced techniques, from working with shapes, text, and textures to video effects, transitions, and 3d camera.

Here is a glimpse of what we'll be covering:

After Effects program layout + basics
Adding layers and working with transform tools
Creating unique shapes with motion
Masks and mask animations
3d layers and animations
3D cameras and camera animations
Working with Photoshop & After Effects
Video FX such as: page turns, fractal noise, color correction
Transitions such as: linear & radial wipes
Exporting with transparency
Exporting for YouTube
Green Screen editing in After Effects
Getting a Job with After Effects
and so much more!
Knowing After Effects is a great skill to have that is in demand and highly marketable. I've landed many jobs with the skills that I teach you in this course.