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After Effects Guru: Mastering Cameras and Lights Preview

After Effects Guru: Mastering Cameras and Lights

With Nick Harauz Liked by 232 users
Duration: 3h 1m Skill level: Intermediate Released: 1/22/2019

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Course details

After Effects offers a world of possibilities when it comes to motion graphics and VFX. With the click of a switch, you can turn layers into 3D and interact with cameras and lights. These indispensable tools allow you to change the look and feel of a scene, adding instant depth and production value. But before you dive in, there's some fundamentals you should master. In this course, Nick Harauz teaches the essentials of working with cameras and lights in After Effects CC. Learn how to stay grounded in infinite space, navigate in viewports, and work with multiple cameras. Discover how to leverage scripts and expressions for control and efficiency, and create three-point lighting setups to add dimension and richness to your scenes. Plus, get real-world examples of cameras and lights in a professional mograph design.

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4.8 out of 5

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  • Amitoj Gautam Amitoj Gautam

    Amitoj Gautam

    Writer and Designer

    5/5 August 24, 2023
    It is a wonderful course for understanding the operation of Cameras in After Effects. The instructor has dealt with all major aspects of Cameras and then animating cameras. However, the exercise files are in deep mess. Most of the compositions show Expression error and they don't go away whatever you do. Even switching to Legacy ExtendScript does not help. Besides, the video resolution of LinkedIn Learning is as usual pathetic. Blurry 720px videos for programs like After Effects is a big joke.
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  • C.N. Bean C.N. Bean

    C.N. Bean

    Filmmaker, WHY I CAME BACK, a new youtube film

    5/5 January 17, 2023
    Nick gives a fine overview of the possibilities that cameras and lights bring to After Effects! The course is filled with practical tips and examples that allow room for the imagination.
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  • Ryan Range Ryan Range

    Ryan Range

    Videographer

    3/5 October 12, 2022
    Pretty good course on a very powerful tool in After Effects, and the instructor is clearly knowledgable and provides good delivery. However, I found the practice files to be poorly organized and managed. In no fault of the creator the content also references helpful tools like "2 Views - Vertical" which Adobe for some reason removed from AE, as well as the now obsolete 3D camera view controls.
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  • Practice while you learn 2 exercise files
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