Upcoming Dates
July 16 - 17, 2026 (In Person or Online)
Aug 6 - 7, 2026 (In Person or Online)
Sept 3 - 4, 2026 (In Person or Online)
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Adobe After Effects Level II | 2 Day
Intermediate Study of Adobe After Effects - $1,095
Students can bundle our After Effects Level I, After Effects Level II, and After Effects Level III workshops and save 15%!
[TWO-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-6pm]
Our two-day intermediate class is designed to take you beyond the basics and teach you industry-standard best practices for creating motion graphics using Adobe After Effects. Building on the concepts learned in the level one class, you'll learn how to incorporate text, graphics, and effects into your movies to create dynamic and engaging content.
Throughout the course, you'll gain an excellent understanding of After Effects' menu and tools, enabling you to work efficiently. By the end of the course, you'll have the skills to create professional-grade motion graphics and the knowledge to implement industry-standard best practices.
Who should attend? Producers, editors, assistant editors, and motion graphics artists interested in getting beyond the basics of Adobe After Effects
Prerequisite: After Effects Level I or equivalent experience.
Each student gets their own workstation.
Students can bundle our After Effects Level I, After Effects Level II, and After Effects Level III workshops and save 15%!
Course Outline:
Parenting
Parenting Basics
Simple Pick Whipping
Parenting Properties
Assigning and Removing Multiple Parents
Parenting: Under the Hood
Parenting to a Null
Jump Parenting
Using the Copy with Relative Property Links Alternative
Using Compound Effects
Understanding Compound Effects
Using Precomposing
Compound Blur
Gradient Wipe
Texturize
Displacement Map
Time Displacement
Radial Blur
Card Dance
Blending Modes and Track Mattes
Using Blending Modes
Applying and Changing Blending Modes
Overview and Uses of Each Blending Mode
Darkening and Lightening Modes
Combination Darkening and Lightening Using
Subtraction and Divide Modes
Color Modes
Track Matte
Basics
Luma versus Alpha Mattes
Using Precomposing and Nesting with Track Mattes
Animated Mattes
Using Shape Layers to Create Track Mattes
Stencil and Silhouette Mattes
Using Preserve Transparency
Using Pre Compose to Fix Transparency Backgrounds
Motion Tracking
Motion Tracking Basics
Single Point and Multi-point Tracking
Using Tracking Regions and Attach Points
Adjusting and Correcting Dropped Track Regions
Applying Tracking Data
Using Nulls and Parenting with Tracking
Face Tracking
Stabilizing Motion
Using the Mask Tracker with Content Aware Fill
Tracking with Mocha AE
Using the Warp Stabilizer
Expressions
Introduction to Expressions
Converting Legacy Expressions
Creating, Disabling, and Removing Expressions
Simple Pick Whipping
Using the Expressions Editor
Using Basic Math with Expressions
Using the Expressions Graph
Using the Expression Language Menu
Interpolating with This to That
Editing Expressions
Using the Wiggle and LoopOut Expressions
Using Copy with Relative Property Links
Using Expression Controls
Converting Expressions to Keyframes
Saving Expressions as Presets
Greenscreen Keying
Understanding Keying
Analyzing Greenscreen Footage
Using Garbage Mattes
Using Keylight for Greenscreen Footage
Viewing and Refining the Matte
Keylight + Key Cleaner + Advanced Spill Suppressor Preset
Using the Lumetri Color Effect with Keylight
Using the Roto Brush 3
Setting up Rotoscoping
Using Roto Brush 3
Creating a Segmentation Boundary
Using Adjustment Strokes
Freezing and Editing Roto Brush Tool Results
Performing Color Correction
Color Basics
Color Management
OpenColorIO and ACES Color Management
Enhanced HDR Support
HDR Import and Export
Adjusting Color with Standard Effects
Color Correction with the Lumetri Color Effect
Lumetri Color Secondary Color Correction
Using Lumetri Scopes
Color Correction Using Blending Modes
Creating Motion Graphics Templates
Preparing a Template Composition Setting
up a Motion Graphics Template
Adding Properties to the Essential Graphics panel
Providing Image and Video Options
Protecting the Timing of Template Sections
Exporting the Template as a Mogrt file
Using the Essential Graphics panel as a Control panel
Using Dynamic Link
Dynamic Linking of Adobe Premiere Sequences
Using Adobe Audition with After Effects
Adobe Illustrator file Creation for After Effects
Creating GLB and GLBT 3D files with
Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Workflow
Compatibility
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at their discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.