AE Crash Course
Start building
your own visual effects.
Track, key and build a cinematic sci-fi environment.
- Level
- Beginner
- Lessons
- 22 videos + practice downloads
- Access
- Learn at your own pace
- Format
- Project-based training
- Lesson access
- Lifetime
After Effects
Check software versions and included resources before enrolling.Review current pricing, included resources and access terms on the enrollment page.
Build a world around your footage.
Track, key and build a cinematic sci-fi environment.
AE Crash Course
Build toward a finished result.
Track the footage
Anchor effects to your footage so they move with the scene.
Work with a key
Separate your subject from the green screen for a cleaner composite.
Create a new world
Build a cinematic sci-fi environment in After Effects.
The work. The process.
Open a chapter to see its lessons.
Welcome to the course!2 lessons
- WELCOME!
- How to use this course
Let's learn Visual Effect Basics7 lessons
- What do you need to start?
- Basics Of Visual Effects
- Tracking Overview
- Matte Creation
- Adding Elements
- Removing Elements
- 6 Common Mistakes starting in visual effects
SciFi Scene // Camera Tracking5 lessons
- DOWNLOAD Green Screen FootageCourse resource
- Chapter Overview: Camera Tracking in After Effects
- Setting up your project
- Tracking Camera Setup
- 3D Camera Track
Scifi Scene // Keying & Despill3 lessons
- Chapter Overview: Keying & Despill
- Keying
- Despill and Fixing Edges
Scifi Scene // Creating an Environment6 lessons
- Good VS Bad Assets + DOWNLOAD Environment
- Camera Projection Setup
- Ground and Contact Shadows
- Matching Colors
- Particles and Smoke
- Final Composite and Fine Details
Is this your next course?
For beginners who want a practical introduction to VFX in After Effects.
Start with the project.
See the course details and lesson information before enrolling. Check the listed software requirements against your setup.
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Understand the decisions.
Build your own work.
VFX Central connects filmmaking, visual effects and the tools behind the shot. Practice the decisions behind a finished shot, then apply them to your own work.
MEET AARON ↗A few things to know.
Where do I access the lessons?
For VFX Crash Course and AE Crash Course, sign in to your VFX Central website account, pay through Stripe, then open the course in My Library. Videos play through Vimeo. Other courses retain their current enrollment pages.
Which software and resources do I need?
Check the full course details on the enrollment page for software versions, requirements and included files.
What are the access and refund terms?
Review the current terms on the enrollment page before purchasing.
I already own this course. Where do I log in?
Open My Library using the same email as your original purchase. Imported Thinkific enrollments are preserved.
AE Crash Course
Track, key and build a cinematic sci-fi environment.