This Adobe After Effects Essentials training is designed to help participants create professional motion graphics, animations, and visual effects using Adobe After Effects. The course covers After Effects interface, keyframes, animation principles, motion graphics, text animation, basic compositing, and export workflows. Participants will gain hands-on experience to design engaging animations and motion content for digital marketing, video production, and social media.

• Understand the interface, tools, and motion graphics capabilities of Adobe After Effects.
• Create animations, motion graphics, visual effects, and dynamic video compositions effectively.
• Work with layers, keyframes, masks, transitions, and composition settings for professional editing.
• Apply text animation, tracking, compositing, color correction, and special effects techniques.
• Integrate audio, video, graphics, and visual assets for multimedia production workflows.
• Build creative, professional, and production-ready motion graphics projects using Adobe After Effects best practices.

 • Motion graphic designers and aspiring animators
 • Video editors
 • Digital marketing and media professionals
 • Content creators
 • Students and professionals learning motion design

 • Basic computer skills
 • Familiarity with video or graphic design concepts is helpful
 • Interest in motion graphics and animation

 • Navigating Adobe After Effects workspace
 • Creating keyframe-based animations
 • Designing motion graphics
 • Animating text and shapes
 • Basic visual effects and compositing
 • Working with layers and masks
 • Exporting animations for different platforms
 • Applying motion design best practices

By the end of this training, participants will be able to create professional motion graphics and basic visual effects using Adobe After Effects. Learners will gain strong fundamentals in animation and compositing, enabling them to produce engaging motion content for digital platforms.

Introduction to Adobe After Effects & Motion Graphics Fundamentals
 • After Effects interface and tools
 • Composition settings and timelines
 • Importing and organizing assets
 • Understanding keyframes and animation basics

Animating with Shapes & Text
 • Shape layers and properties
 • Animating text with presets
 • Creating custom text animations
 • Using motion blur and easing

Layer Management & Masks
 • Working with layers
 • Using masks for reveals and cutouts
 • Track mattes basics
 • Layer blending modes

Basic Visual Effects & Transitions
 • Applying basic effects
 • Creating simple transitions
 • Using adjustment layers
 • Enhancing animations with effects

Compositing & Basic Green Screen Techniques
 • Introduction to compositing
 • Using keying effects
 • Simple green screen removal
 • Layer compositing workflows

Motion Graphics for Marketing & Social Media
 • Creating animated lower thirds
 • Social media motion formats
 • Animated logos and intros
 • Designing promotional animations

Working with Expressions (Basics)
 • Introduction to expressions
 • Using simple expressions
 • Automating animations
 • Improving workflow efficiency

Exporting & Rendering for Different Platforms
 • Render queue basics
 • Adobe Media Encoder integration
 • Export settings for web and social media
 • Optimizing file sizes

Adobe After Effects Project Workshop & Best Practices
 • Creating a complete motion graphics project
 • Applying animations and effects
 • Preparing final renders
 • Final project review and best practices

• Adobe After Effects Setup & Interface Navigation
• Layers, Keyframes & Animation Techniques
• Masks, Compositing & Visual Effects Creation
• Text Animation, Audio Integration & Motion Graphics
• End-to-End Motion Graphics Project

Participants will be evaluated through hands-on After Effects labs, practical motion graphics creation exercises, instructor-led reviews, and a final project-based assessment focused on delivering a complete animated video or motion graphics project.

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive an AcadNXT Certificate of Completion for Adobe After Effects Essentials. This digital, verifiable certification validates practical After Effects usage, motion graphics creation, and basic compositing skills and can be shared on LinkedIn and included in professional profiles to enhance motion design and video production career credibility.