Advanced After Effects: Coding for Motion Design
Adding Type
A course by Desmond Du , Motion Designer
About the video: Adding Type
Overview
“Expressions can also be implemented into the text layer and expression selector. In this lesson, I will teach you additional Javascript coding concepts so you can add type to your animation.”
In this video lesson Desmond Du addresses the topic: Adding Type, which is part of the Domestika online course: Advanced After Effects: Coding for Motion Design. Take your motion design skills to the next level by learning to code expressions with JavaScript to create complex animation rigs with style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Expression can be implemented into text layer and its expression selector. In this lesson, we'll focus on how type can be animated using JavaScript expression. So let's get into it. So let's create a composition by hitting Command N Usually, sometimes when I build stuff, to do expression, rigs, setup, text animation all components. I like to create an empty composition first. because I don't want to see the rest of the pre-comps or layers I have. I just want to start like a blank canvas. I'm going to go use the text layer and just click on this. I named this text, right? to be sub, the word...”
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Course summary for: Advanced After Effects: Coding for Motion Design
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Category
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Areas
Animation, Motion Graphics
Desmond Du
A course by Desmond Du
Desmond Du is a Motion Designer based in Savannah, Georgia. He specializes in animation using JavaScript expression rigging and scripting, procedural workflow, tool kitting, and automation. His past experience includes working in broadcast motion graphics at WarnerMedia Studios for brands and networks such as NBA, Turner Classic Movies, E-League, Cartoon Network, and Bleacher Report. He has also done animation work for clients and studios such as STATE Design, ThinkMojo, Saatchi & Saatchi, MTV, Salesforce, SCAD, and ACI Worldwide.
Although he is passionate about motion design, Desmond finds immense joy and fulfillment in teaching, and believes his mission is to help everyone realize their true potential, and transform their design career for the better! Currently, he is an MFA candidate at the Savannah College of Art and Design, with the aim of teaching professionally at a college level.
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