Become a motion graphics designer. As demand for video continues to grow, the need for animators and video editors has increased. Learn the apps professionals use (Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, & Cinema 4D Lite) and build your demo reel (portfolio).
2 months (weekdays), or 4 months part-time (evenings)
NYC or Live Online
Learn motion graphics and visual effects with Adobe After Effects, render 3D animations using Cinema 4D Lite, and start editing videos with Adobe Premiere Pro. See how the apps work together, as well as the workflow for going from concept, to design, to fully animated graphics. You’ll work on projects to learn the software and the creative techniques/concepts for motion graphics and special effects.
Create animations with After Effects, and add animation to layered Photoshop or Illustrator files, photos and videos. Conquer greenscreen removal, background replacement, rotoscoping and cell-phone screen replacement. Learn how to make 3D models in Cinema 4D Lite, a free installation included with After Effects.
Edit video, add music, voiceover, dialogue, time out video clips and adjust their placement, speed, & color with Adobe Premiere Pro.
Create a demo reel (video) of motion graphics projects that showcase your new skills for prospective clients or employers.
From our hands-on training style to world-class instructors and custom-crafted curriculum, we deliver results our alumni are proud of.
I’ve been attending Noble seminars and classes going back to Adobe’s first launch of InDesign and Creative Suite. In fact, the last set of classes I took, in After Effects, has kept me going with my biggest client, Cognizant. It was especially helpful for an old-school designer to learn new-school skills. I’m so grateful that I could add a few extra years to my career. It’s made a world of difference. Noble Desktop is the best!
Freelance Graphic Designer
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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The best in-person, hands-on Creative app training I've found in 20+ years in the industry. You won't be disappointed.
— Joe Z., Creative Services Manager
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We want you to succeed in your career goals. In addition to 87 hours of hands-on, interactive training, you’ll also receive three 1-on-1 mentoring sessions where you can:
If you prefer to pay your tuition over time, we have payment options to meet your needs. Finance your education through an installment plan or a 0% interest student loan. We also assist with documentation should your employer offer tuition reimbursement.
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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.
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185 Madison Ave, 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.
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.
Learn practical skills by working on real projects with instructor guidance and lectures to strengthen and improve your skill.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order. See the FAQ for more details.
Unit 1 18 Hours
Unit 2 18 Hours
Unit 3 12 Hours
Unit 4 18 Hours
Unit 5 15 Hours
Unit 6 6 Hours
We cover the tools and techniques you need to succeed.
How do you craft a good motion design project? Point, line, rhythm, balance, and timing, are some of the principles that can make or break a good animation.
Demo Reels are how motion graphics artists show their skills and get hired. Combine short clips of your best work together into a quick promo piece for potential clients or employers.
A video editing app that lets you import videos, remove unwanted parts, order the various clips, add music/voice over/sounds, overlay graphics, and export a final video for social media, web, TV, or movies.
Motion Graphics animation allows you to connect with your viewers by creating engaging videos through the use of photos, text and graphics.
A powerful app for creating animations and video post-production. Build animations, add special effects, animate titles, create stand-alone videos, and much more for social media, web, TV, or movies.
Cinema 4D Lite (included with AE for free) allows After Effects users to add 3D graphics to their motion design projects.
Tracking allows you to combine your own graphics seamlessly into an existing video.
Expressions are the scripting language of After Effects. It allows you to optimize repetitive animation tasks that might otherwise require hours of grunt work.
Designers and photographers can build a portfolio website with ease using Adobe Portfolio (free with your Adobe Creative Cloud membership).
The Motion Graphics Certificate is for those seeking to learn industry-standard tools and motion graphics skills for creating professional-grade animations and videos. This program is best suited for:
In addition to 87 hours of interactive training, you will receive three 1-on-1 mentoring sessions that can be used for career and job support, including polishing your resume, preparing for interviews, and reviewing best practices for applying to jobs. Note, however, that we don’t provide job placement (i.e. reaching out to companies on your behalf).
The Bootcamp courses in Premiere Pro and After Effects teach software skills, and how to use these apps to create motion graphics based on designs provided for you. The Cinema 4D in After Effects Bootcamp builds on your knowledge of After Effects by teaching you to create 3D models. The Motion Graphics Portfolio Development course allows you to take what you’ve learned about After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Cinema 4D Lite and create motion graphics based on your own designs. In the Portfolio course, you will create unique works to showcase in a video demo reel or website.
Noble’s typical class ranges from 8–12 students, but we accept up to 20 students.
We have scheduled the certificate classes in various tracks (day, night, or weekend) for your convenience, but you can customize your schedule.
When creating a custom schedule, you’ll be able to choose between the various available dates for each class in the certificate program. So if you can’t make a particular class, you can choose a different scheduled instance that works better for you. Please keep the following in mind when scheduling:
Students with no prior knowledge of video editing or animation leave the Premiere Bootcamp very comfortable with working in timeline-based apps, as Premiere is a video and audio editing software. This knowledge of timeline-based video editing and video terminology helps students get familiar with Adobe After Effects more quickly. Plus, for larger motion graphics pieces, Premiere is often used to assemble individual shots created in After Effects, and it’s an ideal software for editing audio (music, voiceover and sound effects) to be used in motion graphics. In addition, Premiere Pro on its own can be used to create some forms of motion graphics such as simple title sequences, social media pieces, and stop-motion videos, all of which are explored in the Premiere Pro Bootcamp.
That’s OK! But we do suggest that you take both the Photoshop in a Day and Illustrator in a Day courses before taking the courses in the Motion Graphics Certificate. The Photoshop and Illustrator in a Day courses are designed to get you comfortable with all the basics of both apps, in a short amount of time, and together provide a great foundation for the Motion Graphics Certificate.
You have some options:
You must be comfortable using a computer.
After Effects and Premiere Pro will both run on either Mac or PC.
Make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements for Premiere Pro and After Effects.
Yes, this course is eligible for our installment plan or a 12-month financing plan through Climb Credit (no interest or fees).
Learn more in the Financing section above.
You may attend this training virtually (online) at the scheduled time the course is offered (New York, Eastern Time).
