Animation from Beginners using Animaker

Name: Animation from Beginners using Animaker
Rating: 4.1 (4 reviews)

Learn the basics of animation and make your content more engaging and lively

Created byTarana Chauhan

Last updated 11/2021

English

What you'll learn

Grow and engage your audience with content that cuts through digital noise.
Design backgrounds, animated characters and scenes from Scratch
Using actions to make your characters life-like and engaging.
Replacing Live content with animated content to reduce costs and production time.

Course content

6 sections • 15 lectures • 34m total length

Introduction0:48
Animation is the easiest and most affordable way to make your content stand out and with a platform like animaker it becomes even simpler to accelerate your animation journey. Not only is it extremely user friendly but also has a lot of predesigned templates, characters, music etc. to choose from or get your starting inspiration.
In this course, you will be learning the the basics of animaker visiting the different sections and creating two scenes from scratch adding backgrounds, characters, objects and music
By the end of this course you will be able to make your presentations more engaging, in depth explainer videos and content that cuts through digital noise.
Happy Learning.
Why Used Animated Content0:52
From helping you make your presentations more engaging, to in depth explainer videos and content that cuts through digital noise, animaker has innumberable advantages.
Next time you want to create a product promotion, an explainer video, a corporate presentation ask yourself, if using animations could add make your content stand out with being cost effective and time saving.

Account Sign Up1:42
The first step is to sign up for an animaker account. This account can also be shared with others and worked in teams, so make sure you choose your credentials accordingly.
Animaker Home Screen2:01
Now that we have signed up for a new account let's start to navigate through the home screen and look at all templates, customizations, and options Animaker has to offer to make your job easier.
Pricing packages and the option you should choose2:04
Animaker has several different plans with different pricing to choose from. This section helps you identify which package suits your needs best based on different parameters. If you're just starting out, I would recommend to start with the free account and upgrade when required.

Different sections of Animaker2:34
Animaker has 5 main sections and in this video, we will explore them and understand the functionality of each.
Adding a background theme3:42
To Bring your content to life the video needs to have a theme. The first step to establish a theme is to choose a background. In this video, we will be creating a background theme and adding appropriate aesthetics
Important tips while creating your background2:04
The background settings are of utmost importance both in a live and animated video. The background will set the tone for your content. Enlisted in this section are a few criteria you can use to finalize your theme.
Building Characters from Scratch2:45
Characters place a huge role in an animated video. with Animaker you get a huge list of characters to choose from and also the option to build custom characters. Let's create a character from scratch that fits right in our theme and background setting

Adding Actions, Expressions and Text2:44
Animaker has a huge list of actions relating to different activities and all expressions humanly possible. Let's explore the whole list and play around with the variety of expressions and actions.
Dynamic Actions using Action+ feature1:48
In this video, we will be using the Action + feature to connect different actions performed by the character for the movement to look smooth
Timelines5:32
There are three different types of timelines in Animaker. The animation timeline, the video timeline, and the camera timeline. let's learn about them in detail and understand how crucial timing can be for each scene and in between two scenes

Duplicating and adding scenes3:28
Once you have a complete scene with the background, characters, objects, and timelines, it's time to build the video as a complete story slowly by connecting multiple scenes. We will learn how to duplicate our first scene and change the actions to create the next scene with the same characters and background.
Adding Background Music2:05
A final step to add to the theme of the video is to add some music. Let's learn how we can add music and ket points to remember while selecting background music

Key Points to remember0:37
Congratulations, we come to the end of this course.
You now know keys points to consider when choosing between animated videos and live videos
How to build an animated video from scratch with Theme based backgrounds using additional objects, customized characters with dynamic actions, and timelines with transitions. Let's conclude the key points to remember before you start creating your very first animated video

Requirements

This is a beginners video with no prerequisites needed

Description

If you are here, you're either interested in learning animation or want to make content that cuts through the digital noise.

Animation is the easiest and most affordable way to make your content stand out and with a platform like Animaker, it becomes even simpler to accelerate your animation journey. Not only is it extremely user-friendly, but also has a lot of pre-designed templates, characters, music, etc., to choose from or at least to get your starting inspiration.

In this course, you will be learning the basics of Animaker, exploring the different sections, and creating two scenes from scratch, step-by-step adding backgrounds, characters, objects, and music.

The course can answer the following questions for you :

What are the keys point to consider when choosing between animated videos and live videos?

How can animation videos help you to build more engaging content

How to build an animated video from scratch with Theme based backgrounds using additional objects, customized characters with dynamic actions, and timelines with transitions?

How to connect multiple scenes to see your concept come to life?

Key points to remember before you start creating your very first animated video?

By the end of this course, you will be able to make your presentations more engaging, explainer videos more detailed which are not only more lively but also cost-effective and time-saving.

Happy Learning.

Please feel free to reach out to me for any questions/doubts/suggestions.

Who this course is for:

Beginners in Animation trying to cut through digital noise and make their content stand out

Animation from Beginners using Animaker

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 2min

Animaker Basics3 lectures • 6min

Creating a Scene4 lectures • 11min

Bring your characters to life3 lectures • 10min

Connecting different scenes to make a video2 lectures • 6min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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