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After Effects Masterclass: Video Edits and Creative Editing
After Effects from scratch - Glitch Effects, Viral Edits, AMVs & the techniques behind edits people can't stop watching
Created byLavdrim Mustafi
Last updated 8/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Build viral effects from scratch: datamosh, glitch transitions, infinite zoom, pixel sorting, liquid explosions & clone effects in After Effects.
- Sync edits to music with precision — set beat markers, nail smash cuts, and use time remapping so every cut lands exactly where it should.
- Create slow motion that actually looks cinematic using Twixtor and RSMB Pro — not the choppy default, the kind you see in pro edits.
- Animate text like a pro: neon flicker, melting liquid text, kinetic typography, scribble tracking, and text that reacts to music.
- Master glitch and distortion effects — chromatic aberration, pixel CRT, one-framers, VHS, datamosh, and Omino Diffusion-style transitions.
- Use professional plugins and tools: Animation Composer, Twixtor, RSMB, Sapphire, Boris FX and built-in After Effects effects - and know exactly when to use each
- Apply camera tracking, motion stabilization, screen replacements, and the Warp Stabilizer to your footage like a working editor.
- Complete 4 real video projects — from your first edit to an animated lyric video to an advanced VFX build — ready to show in a portfolio.
- Turn your skills into income: learn how to price your work, build a client-ready portfolio, and choose between freelancing and getting hired.
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Course content
6 sections • 59 lectures • 21h 36m total length
Requirements
- No prior After Effects or general video editing experience required. This course starts from scratch and builds up to advanced techniques step by step. You will learn everything you need to know.
- A Windows or macOS computer capable of running Adobe After Effects smoothly (no high-end PC required).
- Adobe After Effects installed — any version from CC 2020 or newer works. A free trial is available on Adobe's website if you don't have it yet.
- An internet connection for downloading free plugins, presets, and project assets used throughout the course.
Description
After Effects Masterclass: Video Edits and Creative Editing
You know the edits I'm talking about.
The car edit where every cut lands like a punch. The AMV that makes you feel something you can't explain. The movie tribute that goes viral because every single frame was placed with intention. The kind of edit where you finish watching and immediately want to watch it again.
Those editors aren't more talented than you. They just know things you don't yet.
This course is how you learn those things.
I'm a self-taught motion designer and video editor. I didn't go to film school, I didn't have a mentor, and I didn't start with expensive gear. I learned by obsessing over edits I loved, pulling them apart, and figuring out exactly how they were built. That process eventually turned into a freelance career — working with artists and clients internationally, reaching Level 2 seller on Fiverr, and building a style that's mine.
What I never had was someone just showing me the techniques directly. Every course I tried was either too basic or buried the good stuff in hours of theory I didn't care about. So I built the course that skips all of that.
What this course actually is
60 videos. 4 complete project builds. A structured path through After Effects that goes from your first composition to effects you'd see in the edits you watch on repeat.
No theory for the sake of theory. Every lesson teaches a specific technique — the kind that shows up in real edits, the kind that people screenshot and ask "how did they do that."
Here's what you'll learn:
After Effects from scratch — interface, layers, compositions, shortcuts, and a workflow that keeps your timeline clean and your process fast
Transitions that actually hit — zoom cuts, swipe transitions, speed ramps, flash hits, one-framers, and the timing decisions that make them land
Glitch and distortion — chromatic aberration, pixel sorting, digital noise, datamosh-style effects built from scratch so you understand every part of them
Cinematic effects — camera motion, target zooms, parallax, light leaks, film looks — the toolkit behind edits that feel like they belong in a theater
Masking and compositing — double exposure, ink reveals, ghost trails, cutout effects
Beat-synced editing — how to cut, move, and hit effects so the edit and the music feel like the same thing
Text animation — kinetic typography, lyric-style motion, neon and glow, audio-reactive text
Tracking and screen replacements — camera tracking, motion matching, stabilization
Advanced effects — camera shakes, infinite zooms, clone transitions, liquid animation, VHS and retro looks
Plugins and extensions — Animation Composer, Twixtor, RSMB — what they do, when to use them, and how to get the most out of them
Rendering and export — the right settings for YouTube, Instagram, and client deliverables
Four full project builds — complete edits built from start to finish, so you can see how every technique fits into a real workflow
And once your skills are there — how to price your work, find clients, and build a freelance career around editing.
Who this is for
Complete beginners who want to learn After Effects properly, not piece it together from random YouTube tutorials.
Editors who already know the basics but whose work isn't where they want it to be yet — the ones who watch a great edit and still can't figure out how it was done.
If you've been editing for a while and feel like you've hit a ceiling, this is how you break through it.
This course won't teach you about editing. It will teach you how to actually do it — effect by effect, technique by technique, until you can open After Effects and build whatever you're imagining.
Enroll now! The edits you've been watching are learnable. Let's start!
Who this course is for:
- Complete beginners who have never opened After Effects and want to learn by building real, visually impressive edits — not boring motion graphics exercises.
- Anyone who has tried learning After Effects through random YouTube tutorials and ended up with a mess of copied effects and no real understanding of how any of it works.
- Self-taught editors who already know the basics but can't figure out how to recreate the effects they see in AMVs, car edits, and viral video edits online.
- Creators, freelancers, and artists who want to turn After Effects into a skill that earns — by building a portfolio and landing paid editing work.
- Music video editors who want to level up their visuals with professional glitch effects, beat-synced cuts, cinematic transitions, and effects that make people rewatch.
- YouTubers and social media creators who want their content to look more polished, dynamic, and visually distinct from everyone else in their niche.
- Anime and AMV editors who want to move beyond basic cuts and learn the exact effects — datamosh, pixel sorting, one-framers, chromatic aberration — that define the style.
- Car editors and cinematic edit creators who want After Effects techniques that make their footage hit harder and look more intentional.
- Musicians and music producers who want to create their own lyric videos, visualizers, and promotional visuals without hiring someone else to do it.
- Graphic designers and visual artists who already have a creative eye and want to bring their ideas to motion inside After Effects.