Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects
Titles and Transitions
A course by Michael Tierney , Motion Designer
About the video: Titles and Transitions
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn to create titles and transitions to help give context to your projects along with smoothing out the journey between animations and videos.”
In this video lesson Michael Tierney addresses the topic: Titles and Transitions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects. Master the basics of animation and motion graphics to create a unique showreel with After Effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Titles and Transitions In this lesson we'll create your own custom title sequences along with transitions that complement your footage. Then we'll see some plugins to speed up your workflow and efficiency. So, we'll go right-click, Import, File, and we'll select some videos. Don't forget to check out the resources below for tons of free plugins, transitions, fonts, animated fonts and more. We'll select these and click Import. We'll keep the files super organised, so we'll create a new folder and type in Videos. Another folder and call this PreComps. We'll drag all of the videos into this on...”
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Course summary for: Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects -
Areas
Animation, Digital Design, Motion Graphics, Photography Post-production, Portfolio Development

Michael Tierney
A course by Michael Tierney
Michael Tierney is a motion designer, traveller, and speaker. Inspired by the new countries and cultures he encounters during his travels, he creates motion graphics and animations that are fun, colorful, and engaging using After Effects and Cinema 4D.
Following a decade in the industry working for a range of high-profile brands like Nike and Sony, Michael began working as a freelance motion designer focused on promoting social enterprises and organizations built on strong ethical principles.
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