CLASS 1 Lecture Summary

After Effects is a post-production software used for:

• Colour Correction
• Compositing
• Motion Graphics

These are all involved in the category of Special Effects.

A good starting point for learning After Effects is at The Video Copilot Website.

The Aim for course is to produce a complex motion graphics piece involving videos, photographs, music and custom graphics as seen in this clip

Research Topics for Class 2:

• pixel aspect ratio
• tweening
• video broadcast formats
• planning for final output

I welcome comments and questions.