After Effects: Induction 1

For our first After Effects Induction we went through the basics of how to use the program such as which panel was for what and how to open and set up a new project etc. Having used After Effects previously for my Pixilation project I was confident enough to do this with ease but it was nice for the reminder. We then began to look into how to use this program for animation, which surprised me at first because I was completely unaware that After Effects could be used to create animations. 

Like I said before this was really just a basic induction into After Effects so it was mostly a case of listening and taking notes. We went through how to open projects with presets for animation and all the useful shortcuts for animating a composition. I found this extremely useful and it will help me when I come to use After Effects next time around.

Towards the end of the session we went through key framing, in which you map out certain key frames along the timeline in order to make an object/ image move. From this we were asked to create a short animation using solid blocks.

Overall, I found this session to be extremely useful and I feel that I now have a good understanding of how to set up an After Effects project to use for animation.