After Effects Breakdowns is for artists who want to better understand advanced techniques, design concepts, and approaches to complex motion graphics projects. The infographics-driven video in this installment, designed for the nonprofit organization Com.unity, explains how social tech is designed to solve large-scale social problems, such as obesity, accessibility, and car accidents. We’ll reverse engineer the finished project using his favorite tools: After Effects and a few third-party plugins (Animation Composer, Particular, and Newton).
How to decode a client brief, perform storyboarding in Illustrator, and then transition the design to After Effects for animation. Along the way, he weaves in tips, shortcuts, and professional techniques that will amaze both veteran After Effects users and new motion graphics artists.
Topics include:
- Analyzing a client brief
- Designing a storyboard with Illustrator
- Automating animations with Animation Composer
- Creating custom particles with Particular
- Crashing simulations using Newton
Hi
I applied for the course. The effect in the web lynda.com with the question that. After Effects, breakdowns have exercise files? And can download it offline. I can not find the link. Please help!
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Suthep, Thailand
If you want to download the course and you have the appropriate subscription, you can do so by click on the third tab on the course page under “View Offline”.
Due to copyright limitations this course does not include the exercise files. I explain this on the second movie of the course. You can still follow along using your own files following the instructions on screen.