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Adobe After Effects for Beginners

Course 1: First Steps: Timeline, Composition and Layers 1

By Manuel Neto , Illustrator and Animator

Illustrator and Animator. Vancouver, Canada.
Joined January 2020
Domestika Basics Course 1 of 6
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About the video: Timeline, Composition and Layers 1

Overview

“In this unit, I will start using the basic tools for creating animation and composition within After Effects. I will teach you the different ways to create a composition by understanding its settings, presets and characteristics. I will show you how to create some objects within the software and how to manage the layers within a composition. I will present the logic of the timeline and how the interpolation happens inside it.”

In this video lesson Manuel Neto addresses the topic: Timeline, Composition and Layers 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 1: First Steps. Navigate around the interface and explore the program's basic features.

Partial transcription of the video

“Hello everyone. in this unit I will show you how to create an animation using only basic parameters. But before that. i will teach you how to create a composition and how the timeline works in After we begin? There are several ways to create a new project. you can see it under File. new New Project. or use the shortcut Command Shift N or Ctrl Shift N. I'll start by clicking on 'new project.' and here is the project we'll be focusing on during today's class Before beginning the work. a composition needs to be created. There are several methods to achieve this. The easiest and most straightfo...”

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Course summary for: Course 1: First Steps

  • Level: Beginner
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  • 12 lessons (2h 50m)
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Manuel Neto

Manuel Neto
By Manuel Neto

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Illustrator and Animator

Illustrator, animator, and creative director Manuel Neto began his career drawing vignettes and creating illustrations for advertising campaigns. Thanks to the combination of these visual forms of communication and the universe of Adobe After Effects, he discovered his passion for 2D and 3D animation.

He also founded his own motion graphics studio named Casulo and has spent the last decade collaborating with big-name international brands and clients including Snapchat, Microsoft, STATE Design, Mute Animation, Awesome Inc, Duo Design, Demoduck and Caustik.


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Course 1: First Steps

By Manuel Neto
Illustrator and Animator. Vancouver, Canada.
Joined January 2020
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  • 11 students