Create a Cinematic Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

1h 17m 37s
English
Paid

This is a course for artists and designers who are interested in motion graphics. In this course, Jonathan Lam will show you how to create a modern, atmospheric text animation in Adobe After Effects.

Among other things, you'll learn how to:

  • animate text
  • add lighting and shadow effects
  • create animated light streaks and lens flares
  • animate particles and atmospheric smoke

You'll be able to use the skills you learn to create animated text and titles for your movie trailers, video effects, and animated sequences.

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#1: Welcome to the Course
All Course Lessons (13)
#Lesson TitleDurationAccess
1
Welcome to the Course Demo
00:45
2
Adobe After Effects Setup
04:32
3
How to Animate Text
08:08
4
Adding Lighting and Shadow Effects
11:55
5
Adding Lighting Effects to the Background
06:06
6
How to Create Light Streaks
06:56
7
How to Animate the Light Streaks
08:37
8
Creating and Controlling Particle Effects
11:13
9
How to Create and Animate Atmospheric Smoke
08:47
10
How to Create a Quick Zoom Animation
06:23
11
How to Change Text
01:37
12
How to Render Your Video
01:53
13
Conclusion
00:45
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