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After Effects - Motion Graphics Title Sequence for beginners
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(20 ratings)
1,113 students
Created byAshley Hills
Last updated 5/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • A better understanding of creating projects and sequences in After Effects
  • Understanding of basic Photoshop and After Effects integration
  • Scene design
  • Scene logic

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 2h 16m total length

  • introduction1:14

    Welcome to my Rainy Scene tutorial! 

    The step-by-step, walk through pace of this tutorial is ideal for advanced beginners who have already completed a few courses and now have basic After Effects knowledge and skills.

  • Part 1- Building the scene19:13

    In the first part of this After Effects tutorial we will get stuck right in and create the scene for our motion graphic  title sequence. 

    We'll use the built in particle systems to make it rain and make a filter to give our scene a cold moody atmosphere.

    Project files can be found in the 'Rainy scene project folder.zip' file.

    The 'LINKS TO PICS, FONTS & BRUSHES.rtf' document contains links to other assets which are useful if you want to follow along but not essential as you can use alternative fonts and images.

  • Part 2 - Inky transitions9:11

    This simple After Effects technique uses masks and solid layers with the 'Roughen Edges' effect to create an organic looking liquid transition.

  • PART 3 - Creating polaroid photo frames in Photoshop9:36

    In this step we use Photoshop to make our photo frames which we then import into After Effects and drop into our rainy scene.

    Links to the Photoshop brushes I used can be found in the file named 'LINKS TO PICS, FONTS & BRUSHES.rtf.' Instructions on how to install the brushes are also in this document. This can be found in the download material in Part 1.

  • PART 4 - Adding images6:59

    In this step we will be adding our images into our motion graphics project. 

    Links to the images used can be found in the 'LINKS TO PICS, FONTS & BRUSHES.rtf'. Feel free to use your own images should you wish to.

  • Part 5 - Falling pictures (1)14:27

    In the first stage of this 3-part sequence, we start arranging and animating our images through our scene.

  • Part 6 - Falling pictures (2)15:13

    In the second stage of this 3-part sequence, we add 3D rotation to make our images fall and tumble into the scene.

  • Part 7 - Falling pictures (3)6:55

    In the last stage of this 3-part sequence, we will use an adjustment layer with the 'Drizzle' effect to displace the images and make them look like they are in a puddle. 

  • Part 8 - Close ups15:53

    In this step we create a sequence of 'close ups shots'. We will be using the After Effects camera to add unique movements in each scene.

  • Part 9 - Flash transitions14:42

    In this part of the tutorial, we create a custom transition using effects such as 'Optics Compensation' to bring our scene together .

  • Part 10 - Adding titles23:25

    In the final part of this motion graphics title tutorial, we use the ink transitions we created in Part 2 to bring on our titles and complete our rainy scene.

Requirements

  • Must own Adobe After effects & Adobe Photoshop
  • Basic understanding of the UI of both After Effects & Photoshop
  • Basic After Effects and Photoshop skills needed
  • To use project files must have up to date Adobe CC
  • Understand some of the basic AE and PS terminology

Description

Motion graphics is part of my everyday working life and in this After Effects tutorial I will be sharing some of the techniques I use on a regular basis.

You will learn how to create a dark and rainy motion graphics title sequence using After Effects and a little bit of Photoshop.

The easy going, step-by-step, walk through pace of this After Effects tutorial is ideal for advanced beginners who have already completed a few motion graphics courses and now have basic After Effects knowledge and skills.

If you feel ready to take your After Effects skills to the next step and move onto making your own motion graphics title sequence then this course will be a great place to start.

Throughout this After Effects tutorial you will develop further understanding of 

  • 3D Space 
  • working with multiple pre-comps inside your scenes
  • creating rain using the built in particle system 
  • scene and text transitions
  • scene design
  • filters that improve the atmosphere of your scene
  • problem solving

 

(Note: Recorded on an iMac so on-screen short cuts are for mac but PC users can still follow along. After effects cc 2018 was used.   I also used a Wacom Tablet. Preview music not included)

 

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who are comfortable with the UI of After Effects and Photoshop
  • Beginers who want to start making projects
  • Someone who has patience, it's a long process going at a steady pace with beginners in mind

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