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After Effects Intermediate

Adobe

Who this course is for

This course is for motion designers, video editors and content creators who are comfortable with After Effects basics and want to develop stronger animation and compositing skills. It's ideal if you're working on branded motion graphics, titles or visual effects projects and need more efficient workflows and professional-quality results.

Prerequisites

You should be comfortable with the fundamentals of After Effects, or have attended our After Effects Introduction course.

What you'll learn

Understanding how to customise preferences and optimise project settings, enabling you to work more efficiently on complex animations.

How to refine your animation skills by mastering velocity, influence and speed graphs for perfectly timed and polished results.

Applying advanced compositing techniques such as variable mask feathering, keying tools and the Roto Brush for seamless visual effects.

Exploring motion tracking and image stabilisation using Mocha AE and Warp Stabiliser VFX to enhance footage with precision.

How to create time-based effects like slow motion, time stretching and animating footage to audio for dynamic storytelling.

Developing basic expressions and scripting skills to link properties, randomise elements and automate repetitive animation tasks.

Mastering intermediate 3D animation techniques, including stereo camera rigs, independent keyframing and creative tricks with lights and cameras.

Advanced techniques to deliver more professional animations that meet the high standards of clients and stakeholders.

How to create complex animations to save time on projects while improving the quality of your output significantly.

Course outline

What you’ll cover

Setting up custom preferences

  • Making decisions for the most important preferences
  • Reducing projects and collecting files

Animation

  • Understanding animation rules
  • Understanding Velocity and Influence
  • Using the Speed graphs to perfect timing
  • Making animation rigs

Compositing

  • Adjustment effects and colour correction
  • Smart Mask interpolation
  • Variable mask feathering
  • Keying tools
  • Matte tools
  • Roto Brush
  • Refine Edge tool

Motion tracking and image stabilising

  • Tracking position and rotation
  • Warp Stabiliser VFX
  • Introduction to Mocha AE

Time-based effects

  • Slow motion techniques / stop frames
  • Time stretching, ramping and blending
  • Animating footage to audio

Basic expressions and scripting

  • Basic Expression commands
  • Linking properties together
  • Linking and aligning orientation
  • Applying simple arithmetic
  • Randomising properties

Paint

  • Repairing images and movies
  • Stop-frame animation techniques
  • Write-on text effects and other tricks

Intermediate 3D and parenting

  • Animating in 3D space
  • Independent keyframing of x,y,z values
  • Tricks with Lights
  • Tricks with Cameras

Effects

  • Combining effects successfully
  • Green screen techniques
  • Pixel motion blur
  • Working with Proxies
  • Using Shape Layers
  • Extruding text and adding reflections

Included

  • Live expert-led instruction
  • Practical exercises and workflow examples
  • Live Q and A and troubleshooting with the trainer
  • Follow-up support guidance

Frequently asked questions

Is this After Effects Intermediate course suitable for me?

This course is designed for people who have experience in After Effects or have already attended one of our After Effects training courses or who would like to further their knowledge of best practice in the use of After Effects.

Should I attend the After Effects Intermediate course in person or live online?

For in-person courses at our London training centre, you will receive a warm personal welcome, your choice of the latest Mac or PC and morning and afternoon refreshments. If you prefer to attend remotely, rest assured that you will be taught live by the same experts that deliver our in-person courses, covering the same training content, using the same exercises and materials. A second monitor is recommended but not essential.

How is the content taught throughout the After Effects Intermediate course?

Our After Effects Intermediate course is extremely interactive. You will be using After Effects throughout the day, working through examples and live projects under the guidance of our trainer, who will be supporting you through each step.

What support is available after I attend the After Effects Intermediate course?

We offer ongoing support to our After Effects Intermediate course attendees through email and by arrangement, phone calls. You are welcome to ask any questions on topics covered during training. Our trainer will always do their best to explain principles and help you with any issues you encounter.

How many people are likely to be in the class when I attend the After Effects Intermediate course?

We have the smallest class sizes in the industry. On average there are 2 to 3 people on our After Effects Intermediate public courses. When we are oversubscribed, rather than put more people on the same course, we open up a new course date, which ensures everyone has maximum interaction with our trainer and the chance to ask questions throughout the day.

Will I receive a certificate upon completion of my After Effects Intermediate course?

Yes, you'll receive a certificate of completion from Transmedia, demonstrating your knowledge and attendance on our After Effects Intermediate course. Our certificates note our Authorised Training Centre status.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5

The course was very informative and had a lot of useful tips/tricks. I would have liked more of a general overview of what is possible within AfterEffects or ask us what we use it for day-to-day and then focus the course on these sort of areas. Craig was very helpful and full of knowledge. Sometimes I did find it a little hard to follow as he would jump back/forth a lot when explaining things. I find if a tutor demonstrates the task themselves first, then gets us to copy it after it's a good method to follow and helps explain the process, it sinks in more. Overall very happy with the course and would use transmedia again.

Ogilvy · After Effects Intermediate — May 2026

Amazing course - very thorough and detailed. I learnt a lot of valuable skills that I have applied to my content thanks to this course!

Babcock Land Defence Limited · After Effects Intermediate — May 2026

Having a great tutor is invaluable and Craig is definitely that. We went through everything in amazing detail, he loved when we asked questions and all got stuck in. Highly recommend. Thank you :)

Delegate · After Effects Intermediate — April 2026

The team was great, really friendly and welcoming and we had a brilliant 2 days with Tom! It's really helped to push us along with AfterEffects and opened our eyes regarding workflow and how hand-in-hand AfterEffects and Premiere Pro work - that will definitely shape how we work going forward and everything we learned was invaluable. We've fed back to our manager, he's super happy that the course was everything we wanted it to be, which I'm hoping opens the door for the possibility of both us and our videographers coming back to do a Premiere Pro course with you guys!

Angling Direct · After Effects Intermediate — April 2026

Very friendly and accommodating team. My trainer was very knowledgeable and my course was very thorough and adapted to my specific requirements.

Point 13 Media · After Effects Intermediate — April 2026

Lee's After Effects lesson was super fun and helpful. He talked through processes clearly and had a lot of patience for everyone on my team. Thank you :)

Jersey Heritage · After Effects Intermediate — March 2026

Lee was very knowledgeable and able to accommodate a range of experience within the room so that everyone came away having learnt something new.

Apple · After Effects Intermediate — February 2026

Gorgeous premises and lovely, knowledgeable team. I really enjoyed my course (Adobe Firefly) - the tutor was friendly and professional and happy to answer any questions and tailor the course (I was the only student so had my own private session). The class room and the whole building is really well done, modern, clean and professional space that reflects the overall approach. They have fast and modern machines available to use or you can use your own devices. Highly recommended.

Quadrotech — June 2026

Fantastic and super valuable training! Fantastic and super valuable training! Tony shaped the training fully to our needs, adapted, accelerated and deep diving when needed. I learned so much these past days with tangible examples Tony provided.

Adobe — June 2026

The trainer, Lee, was excellent. He rattled through the key elements of Premiere Pro while keeping the course interactive and engaging. The small sessions made it easy to get 1:1 support or clarifications. The pleasant and well equipped office is well situated in Kensal Rise, so easy to find and get to. I learnt a alot - and now feel up to date with latest Premiere Pro options and AI integrations.

UNICEF — June 2026

Hi Brook, Sorry for the delay - I was on AL yesterday! The training was great, thank you. Tony was very thorough with everything and I definitely left with some new knowledge and skills. I'll leave a review later today. Thanks for sending the materials across. Have a lovely rest of your day!

Live Union — June 2026

I wish all training courses were run this well!

RPS Design — June 2026

The Design and Development areas of Clarks shoes has been using Transmedia as a training partner for eight years now, mainly in the 'creative' Adobe applications - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere. In that time we have built an excellent working relationship with the management and admin teams and several of their core trainers. This has had a major influence in raising the skill levels and quality of our artwork across our design teams- recently extending across the Atlantic, delivering training to our US based designers. Staying with Transmedia has given us continuity and enabled the trainers to really come to understand what Clarks require and thus able to deliver real value for money. The staff are always friendly and a pleasure to deal with - whilst being efficient and professional throughout. Nothing is ever too much trouble. I really can't recommend Transmedia highly enough.

Clarks International — June 2026

The course was excellent - exactly to my company's needs. All questions were answered and concepts explained very clearly.

Hannah Griffiths — June 2026

First class - The trainer was extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions.

MOD — June 2026

The course itself was really informative and trainer was excellent. Poor communication and organisation between transmedia and QA meant my course was cancelled twice. I hope you improve this relationship. To be honest I would prefer to book direct through you next time, avoiding QA.

Deborah M — June 2026

The session on the 25th was brilliant, thank you. The SE's found it very useful and loved Tony's tips and tricks to help us update our prototypes quickly.

Salesforce — May 2026

I thought the course and the location were perfect

MOD — May 2026

Wonderful trainer Lisa - fun, friendly, informative and comprehensive course! Thank you very much indeed.

Structural Soils Ltd — May 2026

I have taken part in several Transmedia courses and will likely take part in a few more. From start booking to training Transmedia are brilliant to work with. Happy to answer all questions ahead of booking to help make sure you're on the right course (thank you Jo). The training itself is very thorough and the instructor, (Lee in my case) was happy to stop and go through any parts that were a struggle during the course.

Reach plc — May 2026

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