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Mesmerizing Gifs and How to Make Them
260 students
What you'll learn
- At the end of my course, students will be able to create seamlessly looping gifs and videos, that are short and interesting. You’ll have learned the basics of After Effects; how to export animated gifs and videos to share on Instagram, Dribbble, and other social networks. You’ll have learned principles and theory that can be applied to your style and method of working.
- You’ll learn the basics of After Effects. You’ll learn the theory behind making mesmerizing loops and given examples of how to do so in After Effects. You’ll learn how to export videos and gifs in Photoshop.
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Course content
19 sections • 22 lectures • 2h 2m total length
Requirements
- You’ll need Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and there is one video that requires Adobe Illustrator.
Description
Looping animations are awesome. But ones that capture attention, get the viewer to sit and stare (and maybe drool a bit) are tricky to make. In this course you’ll not only learn to create seamlessly looping animations, but you’ll learn how to to make 1 or 2 second gifs feel like they last forever. We’ll discuss how to create illusions; learn how to animate with both After Effects and Photoshop; and even learn how to code a bit inside After Effects.
The course is structured into theory and practical videos. The practical videos build upon content covered in previous videos, and step by step guides are offered to create a few different types of mesmerizing loops in After Effects. The principles learned about in the theory lessons are applied in the practical lessons!
The course could take you a week to complete, if you follow along. Otherwise it may take you 1 sitting if you just want to absorb the theory, without getting your hands dirty.
By the end of the course we’ll have created some really short animations that, once looped, will feel like they could be watched for hours. It’s not just about gifs, but really about mesmerizing animation. It’ll be a great way to get into motion graphics and animation as well.
Who this course is for:
- Take the course if you love mesmerizing animation! Take the course if you’re an After Effects beginner. Take the course if you want to learn the principles of mesmerization. Don’t take the course if you don’t like motion or animated gifs. Don’t take the course if you want to create memes. This course is suitable for someone who hasn’t used After Effects before, but there are principles and theory in it that would help veterans and animators who choose not to use After Effects.
- If you’re a designer looking to get into animation (especially After Effects) or an animator looking at learning the principles of looping animation, this course is for you.