
Master After Effects basics and advanced techniques through 28 focused lessons, using real-world workflows, keyframes, and expressions to create motion graphics, logo animations, kinetic typography, and 3D scenes for clients.
Explore the After Effects interface, including the preview window, composition area, and left and right panels. Customize and reset workspaces, switching between default, horizontal, and vertical layouts.
Set up your first After Effects composition with 1080x1920 or 1920x1080 and an appropriate frame rate, using shortcuts to speed work, and adjust background color, timecode, duration, and transparency.
Discover how to animate with After Effects keyframes by creating keyframes on shape layers, using the ellipse tool, and mastering shortcuts to animate properties like position, scale, and opacity.
Master smooth animations in After Effects by using the graph editor, easing and curves, and adjusting keyframe velocity and motion blur for precise, professional movement.
Learn to use the parenting link to attach shape layers and move them together with the align panel, preserving relative positions and refining motion blur with keyframes.
Learn to create text animations in After Effects using presets and animator controls. Apply fade up by characters, adjust the range selector, and save animation presets for reuse.
Explore shape layers in After Effects, a core motion graphics fundamentals topic, creating multiple shapes in one layer, applying fills, strokes, gradients, and solids, and animating with keyframes.
Master logo animation in After Effects by exploring multiple methods—from basic opacity fades to pre-compose workflows, anchor point adjustments, and offset keyframes that create bounce and motion blur.
Create a professional lower third from scratch in after effects, with white text on a rounded rectangle, animated using keyframes and easing, add motion blur, and save as a template.
Learn to create and export motion graphic templates (MOGRTs) in After Effects and use them in Premiere Pro, customizing text, color, and scale via the essential graphics panel.
Learn the basics of masking in After Effects, import and fit footage, and create masks with shape and pen tools, adjusting feather, expansion, opacity, inversion, and blend modes.
Track masks onto moving objects in After Effects by drawing a mask with the pen tool and using the track mask feature to analyze frames, with manual adjustments as needed.
Explore track matte techniques in After Effects, using alpha and luma mattes on shape layers, including invert options, to control visibility and create transparent composites.
Learn to remove green screen backgrounds in After Effects using the key light tool, compare with color key, and adjust black, white, and replacement color settings for clean chroma key.
Celebrate reaching the halfway point and reflect on the value; leave a quick 60-second review in the Q&A to help others decide and support the next video.
Apply the warp stabilizer from the effects and presets panel to analyze and stabilize shaky footage, then adjust crop and smooth to balance stability and framing.
Learn to remove objects from video using Content-Aware Fill in After Effects, masking with the Rotobrush tool, using track mattes, and generating fill layers for seamless background results.
Master after effects 3d camera basics, including one-node and two-node cameras, point of interest, and null parenting with 3d layers for depth of field.
Create cinematic 3D text in After Effects, using advanced and classic 3D, plus Text Evo and Animation Composer presets for dynamic titles.
Explore after effects 2026 3d tools to create cube, sphere, plane, torus, and cone, apply materials, and learn lighting options like parallel, spotlight, point, ambient, and environment with hdri textures.
Master After Effects expressions with wiggle, loop out, time, and posterize time to automate motion, control properties, and create dynamic animations.
Master practical after effects UI animation for apps and social media by masking layers, splitting masks with VladTools, and animating with animation composer overshoot, motion blur, and layer staggering.
Learn to export from After Effects by adding to render queue, set the default to high quality with alpha to preserve transparency, and export instantly with a single setup.
Connect After Effects and Premiere Pro with dynamic link for a live preview and synchronized edits, then export or render the composition as needed.
Take action by editing your first video to turn small steps into massive outcomes in After Effects Mastery. Leave a quick review and stay engaged in the Q&A.
If you've ever wanted to master Adobe After Effects but didn't know where to start — this is the Course that takes you all the way.
In 28 focused lessons, you'll go from opening After Effects for the very first time to creating professional motion graphics, visual effects, 3D animations, and social media content that turns heads.
You'll learn to animate text, build logo animations, key out green screens, track moving objects, work in full 3D, and automate animations with expressions — the exact skills used by video editors, motion designers, content creators, and VFX artists worldwide. Every topic builds on the last, so nothing ever feels out of reach.
Every lecture is taught step by step, with real footage, real projects, and real results you can see the moment you press play. No shapes-only demos. No skipped steps. No theory without practice — just clear, calm, hands-on teaching designed around what beginners actually struggle with.
By the end, you'll have a portfolio of finished projects, the confidence to take on real client work, and a complete understanding of how After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro work together as a professional creative system.
What you'll be able to do
MASTER AFTER EFFECTS FAST — Go from zero to confidently creating motion graphics, VFX, and animations step by step. (Lectures 2–4)
ANIMATE ANYTHING YOU WANT — Master keyframes, the graph editor, and layer properties to bring any idea to life. (Lectures 5–7)
CREATE VIRAL TEXT ANIMATIONS — Build kinetic typography and animated titles that look straight out of a Netflix intro. (Lecture 8)
BUILD REAL MOTION GRAPHICS — Design logo animations, lower thirds, and reusable templates pros use on every project. (Lectures 10–13)
REMOVE ANYTHING FROM FOOTAGE — Use AI-powered Content Aware Fill, masking, rotoscoping, and green screen like a pro. (Lectures 14–18, 22)
TRACK TEXT ONTO MOVING OBJECTS — Pin graphics to screens, walls, and signs using motion tracking and camera tracking. (Lecture 21)
GO FULL 3D IN AFTER EFFECTS — Create cinematic 3D text, import 3D models, and light scenes with HDRI and studio lights. (Lectures 23–25)
AUTOMATE WITH EXPRESSIONS — Use wiggle, loop, time, and posterizeTime to create effects no keyframe ever could. (Lecture 26)
CREATE TRENDING SOCIAL EFFECTS — Build glitch, shake, zoom punch, and UI animations that perform on TikTok and Instagram. (Lectures 27–28)
EXPORT & LINK TO PREMIERE PRO — Deliver the right file for YouTube, clients, or social media and master Dynamic Link workflow. (Lectures 29–30)
What makes me (Vlad) credible to teach this topic?
With over 10 years of experience editing videos for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, I know what it takes to create content that performs. I’ve managed two of the biggest YouTube channels in their niches, and the videos I’ve edited have generated millions of views across platforms.
The workflow you’ll learn here isn’t theory—it’s the same system I use every day with Adobe After Effects to create high-performing content. Now you’ll have the same tools and structure to edit with confidence.
I’m excited to see what you create.