After Effects Classes for Beginners in New York

Get comfortable with After Effects by creating standalone videos, animations, special effects, animated titles, and more. Make professional videos for web and TV broadcast in no time at all.

After Effects is a powerful tool from Adobe's suite of design software, used for animation and video post-production. Its sleek but robust user interface makes it possible to create professional videos and animations with a very small learning curve.

Create Motion Graphics & Animations

This After Effects training will take you from the basics of After Effects (such as understanding the workspace and basic animation techniques), all the way to advanced animation techniques, motion tracking, and particle effects.

Motion Graphics Certificate Program

Ready to take your learning to the next level? Take our After Effects Level 2, Premiere Bootcamp, and Motion Graphics Portfolio Development courses along with this course and earn a Certificate in Motion Graphics.

This Adobe After Effects course is held at our design school, Noble Desktop, in Midtown.

This course has a prerequisite

Basic working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is recommended. If you have never used Photoshop, consider taking our Photoshop Bootcamp class.

Basic knowledge of video timeline editing and basic design skills are helpful, but not required.

Schedule & Enrollment: After Effects Bootcamp

18 Hours
$975

NYC or Live Online
Free retake
Setup assistance
Expert instructors
Small classes

This course is offered by our affiliate school, Noble Desktop.
View upcoming course dates and register at nobledesktop.com

Tuition

As one of our smaller courses, tuition for this course is due in full before the start date. The best way to save on this course is to take it as part of a certificate program.

Full Tuition

$975
Due before the class starts

What’s Included

18 hours of hands-on instruction
Live, project-based training from experts
Proprietary workbook included
Retake for free within 1 year
Verified digital certificate of completion
Small class sizes

What’s included with my tuition?

A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement
Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed
Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many cohorts and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience
Supplemental materials to assist both during and after the course - please refer to specific course pages to see what supplemental materials are offered
A 1-year free retake policy which allows students to retake any part of the course or program for free to refresh the materials and gain additional practice
A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment

Are there any additional fees or expenses?

There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.

However, if you plan to take the course live online, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.

Do you offer any discounts for this course?

We don’t currently offer discounts as we do our best to affordably prices our courses.

Take this course as part of a certificate program and save:

Motion Graphics Certificate

Price: $3,495 | Hours: 102 Hours
Video Editing Certificate

Price: $2,995 | Hours: 78 Hours
Video Editing & Motion Graphics Certificate

Price: $4,995 | Hours: 126 Hours

Learn the Skills Guarantee™

Learn the concepts and skills covered in this course or your tuition is on us. See details and terms & conditions.

Hands-on, personalized training

Learn with real-world projects

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Cutting edge curriculum

Step-by-step instruction to boost retention

The Career Centers instructors are highly skilled communicators who really know their craft. They are wonderful about explaining and re-explaining when necessary and I never felt rushed or foolish for asking a question.
—Diane Speros

Learn from industry experts

Gain industry knowledge from professionals

Free retake

Retake the course for free within one year

Interactive Training

Learn in Real-Time with Small Class Sizes

Attend this course in-person in NYC or Live Online via Zoom. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects. Switch between live-online and in-person as needed, even after the course has started.

Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At NYC Career Centers, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.

On Campus in NYC 185 Madison Avenue, NYC

Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.

Live, interactive class
Experienced instructor in the room with you
Computer and software provided

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Live Online Remote, from anywhere

Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.

Live, interactive class
Experienced instructor teaching over Zoom
Remote setup assistance provided

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Earn a Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!

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Free Retake & Class Recordings

Missed a session or need a refresher? We have you covered!

Free Retake

We offer a single free retake of the the class within a year.

Class Recordings

You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.

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After Effects Bootcamp Curriculum

What You’ll Learn at a Glance

Create animations using graphics, text, and photos
Become familiar with the interface, timeline, and layers
Use video footage to create a movie title sequence
Create TV content and ads using real-world graphics
Sync and edit animations to audio
Create dynamic transitions
Learn animation principles to create fluid, realistic animations
Build 3D objects incorporating video clips
Add lighting and shadows using 3D properties and effects
Render your projects into manageable file sizes

Course Syllabus

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Section 1

Introduction to After Effects

Understanding the Workspace
Creating a Composition
Importing Media
Organizing the Project panel
What is a Timeline
Working with Layers in a Composition (Timeline)
Transform Properties: Position, Scale, & Rotation

Working with the Timeline: Adding Audio & Animating Position

Working with Audio in the Timeline
Animating Transform Properties such as Position
Adding Easing
Swapping Out Layer Content While Keeping Keyframes

Creating Text Layers & Adding Layer Styles

Adding a Text Layer to the Timeline
Adding Layer Styles: Drop Shadow & Stroke

Section 2

Workign with Video Layers & Parenting

Adding Video to a Composition
Changing Video Speed: Slowing Down Video (Slowmo)
Animating Multiple Layers Simultaneously with Parenting

Animating Opacity & Adding an Audio/Video Fade

Animating Opacity
Adding Audio & Video Fades
Changing Work Area & Composition Duration
Copying & Pasting Keyframes
Creating a Vignette Effect with a Mask

Exporting Files: Creating an H.264 file

Using Adobe Media Encoder
Exporting Files
Media Encoder vs. Render Queue

Animating Adobe Illustrator Files

Organizing the Timeline: Color Labels & Shy Layers
Animating Transform Properties: Scale, Position, & Opacity
Animating Multiple Layers Together
Creating Staggered & Sequential Animations
Exporting Transparent Video

Section 3

Animating an Infographic Animation

Working with Adobe Illustrator Files
Converting Illustrator Layers into Native Shape Layers
Working with Shape Layer Effects
Animating Transform Pr

Masks & Track Mattes

Understanding Masks
Adding Masks to Layers
Using Track Mattes
Adding Effects to Layers

Working with After Effects Text Layers

Understanding Native Text Layers
Creating & Editing After Effects Text
Animating with Text Animators

Section 4

Working with Precomps

Creating More Complex Animations with Precomps
Combining Nested Compositions
Adding Audio
Adding Motion Blur

Working with Text Animators

Animating With the Linear Wipe Effect
Applying Multiple Text Animators
Saving Text Animation Presets

Creating a Write-On Text Effect

Using Masks to Control Effects
Working with Effects
Manually Staggering Layers

Section 5

Working with Video & Audio files

Importing Photoshop Files
Working with Transparent Video
Working with Audio
Looping Video & Audio

Working with Motion Paths & Expressions

Creating Curved Motion Paths
Looping an Animation with Expressions
Working with Essential Properties
Adding Motion Blur to a Nested Comp

Section 6

Motion Tracking

Point Tracking
Motion Tracking
Null Object Layers
Working with Multiple Trackers
Importing After Effects Comps

Green Screen Removal

Working with Greenscreen Video
Using the Keylight Effect
Video Compositing

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this course require any prior knowledge or experience?