# After Effects Advanced Course

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/after-effects-advanced>

## Overview

Take your motion graphics skills to the next level with this advanced Adobe After Effects course. You’ll dive into shape layer animation, 3D tools, the graph editor, and dynamic text effects, while learning to streamline workflows with expressions, scripts, masks, and track mattes.

Through real-world projects, you’ll gain practical experience and the expertise to produce polished, professional animations for any creative challenge.

## What you'll learn

- Work with 3D layers, cameras, and lights to create dynamic scenes
- Create and animate custom shape layers using the Pen tool
- Develop advanced text animations and save presets for future use
- Optimize animations with expressions and wire parameters for complexity
- Enhance audio integration by adding markers and applying audio effects

## 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
- Jun 1, 2026 – Jun 3, 2026 — Live Online
- Jul 27, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026 — Live Online
- Aug 18, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026 — Live Online
- Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 — Live Online
- Nov 23, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026 — Live Online

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $975