Motion Design in After Effects: Make Compelling Cinemagraphs

Influences

A course by James Daher , Motion Designer

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3,474 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“In this lesson, I will share with you some of my artistic influences, from video art to graphic design. I will tell you what I find inspiring about them.”

In this video lesson James Daher addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Motion Design in After Effects: Make Compelling Cinemagraphs. Design an immersive experience for viewers by learning to animate posters using the digital tools of Adobe After Effects.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Influences Now that you know a bit about me, in this lesson, I'll review some of my artistic influences. The first person I'd like to talk about is Marina Zurkow. She was a professor at ITP but I met her at Eyebeam. She would tackle important issues but with a playful approach. Having fun and creating art with technology was an inspiration for me. One of the things I was drawn to was the timing of her animations and the way she revealed the stories. You wouldn't get everything at once but you would have to sit with the work for a bit as the story unfolds. Another inspiration of mine is Ba...”

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Course summary for: Motion Design in After Effects: Make Compelling Cinemagraphs

Level: Beginner
91% positive reviews (64)
3474 students
4 units
18 lessons (3h 53m)
6 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
2D Animation, Motion Graphics

James Daher

A course by James Daher

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Motion Designer

James Daher is a motion designer based in New York City. He first started experimenting with design by painting a logo for his brother’s auto body shop and creating themed window displays for a local deli. He went on to study for a bachelor’s of fine arts in design at SVA and later a master's in interactive art at Tisch School Of The Arts.

Since then, he’s worked for companies including BAM and IFC, and on a variety of projects from set design to video systems engineering. He is currently a motion designer at Warner Media, and has worked on HBO titles including The Deuce, Room 104, and Fahrenheit 451. Alongside designing, James shares his expertise with others, working as an adjunct professor of 2D animation at CUNY and a design Professor at SVA.