Motion Graphics Classes San Francisco, CA

In this certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to get started in the field of motion graphics and video editing. Students will learn how to work with two industry-standard apps: Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro. Students will also be introduced to the principles of motion graphics, as well as best practices to go from concept to completion. Attendees will learn the skills needed to start a career as a motion designer or video editor and walk away with a video demo reel or portfolio to show prospective employers or clients. The program includes a free retake and several step-by-step workbooks.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Adobe After Effects so they can start creating incredible motion graphics and visual effects right away. Attendees will learn to animate graphics, text, and photos. Students will learn to import designs (created in Photoshop and Illustrator) into After Effects, animate those designs, work with a timeline, keyframes, basic and custom easing (including the graph editor), and export the final animation as a video or animated GIF. Students will also learn to work with null objects, hold keyframes, work with basic 3D objects, use video footage to create a movie title sequence, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

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This 3-day course gives students foundational skills in Adobe After Effects. Students will learn how to animate text and images, create motion graphics, and develop 3D content. Students will also have an opportunity to practice working with masks, adding lens flares, using the puppet tools, and employing advanced editing techniques.

In this training program, students learn basic skills in Adobe Premiere Pro. The 3-day course teaches students how to add transitions, video effects, and titles to video assets. In addition, students will learn how to put clips in motion, organize media, edit multi-camera content, import media, and mix audio. After completing this course, students will know how to take a video-editing project from beginning to end.

This After Effects course will teach beginners the basics of the software’s interface, effects, composition panel, and timeline. Rotoscoping will be covered, and students will learn higher-level techniques such as chroma keying and multipoint tracking. Students will learn how to render videos, create masks, and import files using this powerful software.

This 3-day course on Adobe Animate CC offers a comprehensive introduction. Students will learn how to use the Adobe Animate workspace and understand how the tool works. Then, students will learn how to create graphics, text and symbols, animate symbols, apply transformations, and add advanced motion tweens. At the completion of the course, students will be able to publish their work as Flash or HTML5.

Learn the basics of Adobe Premiere Pro® in this introductory course. Participants will learn how to create their own title and credit sequences, enabling them to edit their own footage. The class begins with editing and exporting media, then covers animation, processing different file formats from Illustrator and Photoshop, and more.