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Motion & Interactive Design

Motion Graphics Fundamentals

Make things move on purpose in After Effects

12 lessons4 modules10h 35m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This beginner course teaches the After Effects core workflow from a blank composition to a finished, exported piece. You will set up a project and timeline correctly, animate with keyframes, replace robotic linear motion with real easing using the graph editor, organise complex scenes with pre-comps, and build resolution-independent graphics on shape layers. You then apply the whole workflow to three formats that pay the bills: a square social loop, an animated presentation slide, and a short explainer with text, icons, and transitions, exporting each to the right file through Adobe Media Encoder.

Curriculum

Module 1: The After Effects Workspace and Your First Keyframes3 lessons
Module 2: Easing and the Graph Editor3 lessons
  • Why Linear Motion Looks Wrong🔒45m
  • The Graph Editor: Value Graph vs Speed Graph🔒1h 0m
  • Timing, Spacing, and Overlap🔒50m
Module 3: Pre-Comps, Shape Layers, and Staying Organised3 lessons
  • Pre-Composing, Parenting, and Null Objects🔒55m
  • Shape Layers: Vector Graphics That Animate🔒55m
  • Repeaters, Color, and a Reusable Style🔒50m
Module 4: Designing for Social, Slides, and Explainers, and Exporting Right3 lessons
  • Looping Social Graphics That Hold Attention🔒55m
  • Animated Slides and Short Explainers🔒1h 0m
  • Exporting: Media Encoder, Codecs, and the Right File🔒55m
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