Learning After Effects Expressions

Learning After Effects Expressions

Learning After Effects Expressions

In this course you can learn the fundamentals of using Expressions in After Effects. This is a premium course on LinkedIn Learning but there are some free tutorials that you can watch listed below.

Course Introduction

Even if you’re not comfortable with scripting or coding, you may still want to take a look at expressions. They are like little scripts that trigger changes to layer properties, and they can save you time, make your work more flexible, and open up new creative possibilities. 

Course Details

In this course, motion graphic designer Angie Taylor shows you how to make Adobe After Effects expressions work for you, starting with building expressions with the pick whip.

She introduces JavaScript-based math expressions, which allow you to adjust timing and movement. 

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Angie shares her favorite “no brainer” expressions, such as property linking and connecting camera focus to layers.

Plus, discover how to react to sound, play with color, format text, and link 2D and 3D properties. 

All Angie’s premium courses are available here on the Linkedin Learning website.

Bespoke After Effects Training | Summer 2018

Bespoke After Effects Training | Summer 2018

Charlotte Gray  | Motion Graphic Designer at Mineral Creative

I spent two days with Angie at the Creative Cabin and it was the best course I have ever been on!

We spent most of the two days focussed on After Effects, with a great basic overview of Cinema 4D thrown in. Before the course I was a bit of a nervous After Effects user. Angie gave me a really thorough overview of After Effects and it’s capabilities and made me feel really comfortable using and exploring the program. Since completing the course I now feel very happy using After Effects by myself to create animations, motion graphics and videos. And best of all, it has given me the confidence to be able to ‘figure things out’ and tinker in After Effects, which is great fun.

Angie is very knowledgeable and a great teacher. I would highly recommend Creative Cabin. I came away feeling hugely inspired and couldn’t wait to get started creating After Effects projects. Thanks Angie.

After Effects Training | Spring 2018

After Effects Training | Spring 2018

Suzanne Côté | Graphic designer & Teacher

Atelier du Presse-citron |Dawson College, Graphic Design department

Having little time to develop and enrich my animation skills I needed “made to measure” classes. I searched and found Angie Taylor, offering personal well-structured coaching. I flew from Montreal for five days of one-to-one, bespoke, After Effect and Premiere Pro training in Angie’s Creative Cabin. An ideal cozy summer cottage-like training set up. I has access to a top-of-range iMac, many large screens and accessories. It also has a queen-size bed, kitchen and shower room. All overlooking the English Channel.

Angie is a passionate animator, motion graphic designer and is a skilled trainer. Moreover she has written the book, “Design Essentials for the Motion Media Artist” and she also writes and produces tutorials for Lynda.com. She knows how to communicate and make the content easy to digest. Her vast experience has helped me go to the second level of animation and has enriched my pedagogical skills.

My training and “séjour” in the very unique Creative cabin was worth the trip: amazing intensive coaching with an exotic vacation twist.

Merci Angie
Suzanne

DUIK & After Effects training | Winter 2018

DUIK & After Effects training | Winter 2018

Lee Rushworth | Designer & Photographer

Both times I’ve visited the Creative Cabin have been really great experiences. I went there to learn the fundamentals of After Effects for motion graphics and animation and I came away having learnt an incredible amount and, most importantly, confident I could put it into practice.

Angie is an absolute legend. She was really interested in exactly what I wanted to learn and the kind of things I aspired to create. After Effects is vast but everything I learnt felt relevant and Angie put a lot of effort into tailoring the training to my needs. She’s really lovely, approachable and super knowledgeable.

We had a lot of fun practising character rigging (With DUIK)and Angie demystified things like Track Mattes, 3D cameras, and expressions. After Effects definitely feels much less intimidating.

On both of my visits I stayed overnight in the cabin which has a brilliant setup. For me, it was nice getting out of London and spending the time to really immerse myself in everything I was learning. The cabin is really comfortable and peaceful, views out to sea, and, should you wish, there’s the opportunity of practising the skills you’ve learnt during the day on the iMac.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Creative Cabin. It’s the best training experience I’ve had and I’m planning another visit this year.

After Effects training in Brighton

After Effects training in Brighton

Adobe After Effects with Angie Taylor

Please Contact Us to find out about Angie’s next After Effects course and book your place.

Here are some of the things you’ll learn

  • How to control timing and adjust values with the graph editor
  • Tips to help visual artists manually draw key frames in the Timeline
  • All the different interpolation types in After Effects
  • How to use the rules of animation to create compelling animation
  • How to demystify effects and make sense of them
  • How to convert vector artwork into animated shapes for infographics
  • Create 3D per-character animation directly in After Effects using the Cinema 4D Renderer
  • Build your own valuable library of custom presets and templates.

About your trainer

Angie Taylor is a motion graphic designer with 25 years experience in the film and TV industry. She’s a Lynda.com author and an Adobe Community Professional. Angie has presented seminars at conferences worldwide including After Effects World, Macworld, NAB, IBC, BVE, Reasonsto, Flash on the Beach and FMX. Angie has worked as a demo artist for Apple, Adobe and MAXON