Adobe After Effects CS4: Essentials

• Job seekers
• Graduates
• Students
• Graphic designers
• Designers
• Illustrators
• Artists
• Bloggers 

This course is comprised of the following topics:

• Module 01: What's New in Adobe After Effects CS4
• Module 02: Introduction to After Effects
• Module 03: Animation Basics
• Module 04: Working with Masks
• Module 05: Animating Text
• Module 06: Animation Help
• Module 07: Parenting & Basic Expressions
• Module 08: Basic Compositing
• Module 09: Stabilizing & Tracking
• Module 10: Particles & paint
• Module 11: Introduction to the 3D Engine
• Module 12: Shape Layers & the Puppet Tools
• Module 13: Rendering & Exporting 

From the day you purchase the course, you will have 12 months access to the online study platform. As the course is self-paced you can decide how fast or slow the training goes, and are able to complete the course in stages, revisiting the training at any time.

At the end of the course, you will have one assignment to be submitted (you need a mark of 65% to pass) and you can submit the assignment at any time. You will only need to pay £19 for assessment and certification when you submit the assignment. You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days if you have successfully passed.

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate for After Effects CS4: Essentials.

Learners must be age 16 or over and should have a basic understanding of the English Language, numeracy, literacy, and ICT. 

By completing this course in a successful manner learn all you need to know about animation. Create animations, 3D animations, learn about tracking and stabilizing and text animation. Learn and develop new skills and knowledge of using the different features of After Effects CS4. A career with bright prospects await you with the completion of this course. According to www.payscale.uk, some of the key job positions along with the average UK salary per annum you can go for after completing this course will be as follows.

• Graphic designers - £21,956 per annum
• Illustrator - £20,315 per annum
• Motion Graphic Designer - £27,037 per annum
• Visual Designer - £29,338 per annum
• Post Production Manager, Television, Video, or Motion Picture - £30,252 per annum

Luisa Winters is an accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator and graphics designer. Her compositions have been seen on broadcast TV as well as in private video productions. She has created and edited scores of video and web projects for dozens of corporate, government, and educational, commercial and private clients. An accomplished non-linear editor and instructor, Luisa has conducted training sessions and master classes for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Flash, Deamweaver, Captivate and Encore DVD.