Online Motion Design Course

The pre-course tasks are designed to help you to get set-up so you’re ready to go from day one. You can expect:

• Videos and short exercises that take you through setting up Zoom, Google Drive, Slack, Figma and the Shillington toolkits
• Adobe After Effects orientation and set-up
• More info on Shillington, the course structure and flow, and what you can expect from the course

• Delve into the world of After Effects – from the basics to more advanced skills
• Extract the brand essence of a project before you bring it to life
• Train your design eye for Motion-based inspiration through a series of out-of-class tasks
• Convert Illustrator, Photoshop & Figma design files for motion
• Follow the process from idea generation, scamps and storyboards, style frames and blocking out
• Work with supplied footage and get creative with it
• Understand how final assets should be supplied using the help of Adobe Media Encoder

This module develops on the skills learned in Motion Foundations and allows you to apply them to more complicated demos, exercises and briefs. You'll also prepare for the work for your major project:

• Master advanced features and tools in After Effects
• More extensive exercises and briefs, and unifying timings and reformatting across multiple files. Learn how to maximise the efficiency of the working file, pre-renders, final exports, 2.5D and cameras
• One-on-one proposal discussions with teachers about the major project deliverable

This module will focus on your major project —bringing a graphic design portfolio project to life with the new motion skills you’ve acquired. One-on-one discussions with the teachers will guide you towards creating a stand-out industry-level portfolio piece. You’ll also have the option to add additional skills to your toolkit depending on the directions of your project.

• You’ll bring a pre-approved portfolio project to life through careful planning and motion-based strategy
• Put your wide range of motion skills into practice
• Work closely with teachers for support and problem-solving
• Share work with a study group for peer-to-peer feedback, appreciation and knowledge-sharing
• On the last day of the course we’ll celebrate your graduation and we also invite industry representatives to view and feedback on our graduate’s showcase of work