Advanced After Effects Classes in NYC

Learn Advanced After Effects Techniques

Unlock the potential of After Effects in this comprehensive advanced animation course. Dive into Shape Layer Animation, harness the power of the Graph Editor, and explore the expansive capabilities of After Effects' 3D features. You’ll also master dynamic text animations, bringing your projects to life and giving them a professional look.

This hands-on course will guide you through real-world projects, ensuring you gain practical experience and a thorough understanding of advanced animation workflows. You’ll learn to create animations, utilize expressions and scripts to accelerate your workflow, and work with masks and track mattes to enhance the style of your projects.

By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills to craft sophisticated animations, enhancing your motion graphics and compositing prowess from start to finish. Whether you're looking to elevate your current projects or take on new creative challenges, this advanced After Effects course will equip you with the expertise needed to excel.

This course has a prerequisite

Participants should be comfortable with the basics of After Effects equivalent to our After Effects Bootcamp

Schedule & Enrollment: After Effects Advanced

18 Hours
$975

NYC or Live Online
Free retake
Expert instructors
Small classes

This course is offered by our affiliate school, Noble Desktop.
View upcoming course dates and register at nobledesktop.com.

Tuition

As one of our smaller courses, tuition for this course is due in full before the start date. The best way to save on this course is to take it as part of a certificate program.

Full Tuition

$975
Due before the class starts

What’s Included

18 hours of hands-on instruction
Live, project-based training from experts
Proprietary workbook included
Retake for free within 1 year
Verified digital certificate of completion
Small class sizes

What’s included with my tuition?

A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement
Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed
Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many cohorts and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience
Supplemental materials to assist both during and after the course - please refer to specific course pages to see what supplemental materials are offered
A 1-year free retake policy which allows students to retake any part of the course or program for free to refresh the materials and gain additional practice
A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment

Are there any additional fees or expenses?

There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.

However, if you plan to take the course live online, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.

Do you offer any discounts for this course?

We don’t currently offer discounts as we do our best to affordably prices our courses.

Take this course as part of a certificate program and save:

Motion Graphics Certificate

Price: $3,495 | Hours: 96 Hours
Video Editing & Motion Graphics Certificate

Price: $4,995 | Hours: 126 Hours

Learn the Skills Guarantee™

Learn the concepts and skills covered in this course or your tuition is on us. See details and terms & conditions.

Hands-on, personalized training

Learn with real-world projects

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Cutting edge curriculum

Step-by-step instruction to boost retention

The Career Centers instructors are highly skilled communicators who really know their craft. They are wonderful about explaining and re-explaining when necessary and I never felt rushed or foolish for asking a question.
—Diane Speros

Learn from industry experts

Gain industry knowledge from professionals

Free retake

Retake the course for free within one year

Interactive Training

Learn in Real-Time with Small Class Sizes

Attend this course in-person in NYC or Live Online via Zoom. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.

Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At NYC Career Centers, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.

On Campus in NYC 185 Madison Avenue, NYC

Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.

Live, interactive class
Experienced instructor in the room with you
Computer and software provided

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Live Online Remote, from anywhere

Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.

Live, interactive class
Experienced instructor teaching over Zoom
Remote setup assistance provided

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Earn a Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!

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Sample credential for completion of After Effects Advanced

Free Retake & Class Recordings

Missed a session or need a refresher? We have you covered!

Free Retake

We offer a single free retake of the class within a year.

Class Recordings

You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.

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After Effects Advanced Curriculum

What You’ll Learn at a Glance

Integrate live footage with still-images & animated graphics
Create a simple character animation
Sync a text animation to audio with fluid transitions
Learn to master the latest motion graphics techniques
Track the movement of objects
Learn effective green screen removal
Set up and and animate Lower Thirds
Learn advanced compositing techniques
Create a dynamic background using layered effects and particles

Course Syllabus

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Working with 3D in After Effects

Working with Layers in 3D Space
Creating & Animating Camera & Light Layers

Working with Shape Layers

Creating & Formatting Shape Layers
Creating Custom Shape Layers with the Pen Tool
Editing Shape Layer Vertices
Working with Shape Layer Effects (Pucker & Bloat, Repeater, Etc.)

Advanced Text Animation

Animating Text as a Graphic
Working with Dingbat Fonts
Creating Custom Text Animators & Saving Presets

Creating Custom Easing with the Graph Editor

Using the Graph Editor

Animating with Effects

Using Effects

Optimizing Animations with Expressions

Adding Expressions to Properties
Creating More Complex Expressions
Wiring Parameters with Expressions

Beyond Position Keyframes

Using the Motion Sketch Panel to Capture Motion
Using the Smoother Panel to Soften Movement
Using the Nulls to Paths Panel

Working with Audio

Adding Markers to Audio
Working with Audio Effects
Generating Keyframes from Audio Layers

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this course require any prior knowledge or experience?

Participants should be comfortable with the basics of After Effects equivalent to our After Effects Bootcamp

Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course?

This course does not qualify for payments plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify.

Can I take this course online (remote learning)?

You may attend this training virtually (online) at the scheduled time the course is offered (New York, Eastern Time).

How does attending “live online” work?

Students can attend this training remotely through screen sharing software (we use Zoom).
Participants can hear the instruction, ask questions, and even share their screen with the instructor.
For audio you can use your computer’s microphone/speakers or call a phone number that we’ll provide.
Classes are activity-based and taught by a live instructor, so we strongly encourage students who are local to the area to attend in person!
You will need your own computer and copy of any required software. If you don’t have the software, you can usually do a free trial or purchase your own license. If you need assistance, contact us at nyc@careercenters.com

What happens if I need to miss a session?

You have some options:

You can watch a recording of the session. We will provide any course materials.
If you can’t come into the classroom but can still attend remotely, we will provide you with the Zoom login information.
You can use your free retake to make up any missed class time.

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