# After Effects Advanced

Canonical URL: <https://training-nyc.com/courses/after-effects-level-2>

## Overview

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.

## What you'll learn

- 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

## Prerequisites

Participants should be comfortable with the basics of After Effects equivalent to our [After Effects Bootcamp](/courses/after-effects)

## Curriculum

#### 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

## Schedule
- Jul 27, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026 — NYC
- Aug 18, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026 — NYC
- Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 — NYC
- Nov 23, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026 — NYC

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $975