Learn the interface, compositions, and keyframes that everything else in After Effects builds on.

You can build a simple animated sequence and export it correctly.

• Set up compositions with the right size, frame rate, and duration
• Animate position, scale, rotation, and opacity with keyframes
• Import footage and design files and organise a project sensibly

Make motion feel natural using the graph editor, easing, and layer relationships.

You can produce motion with weight and rhythm rather than flat linear movement.

• Shape velocity curves in the graph editor instead of accepting default keyframes
• Use parenting, null objects, and anchor points to control complex motion
• Work with masks, track mattes, and shape layers

Speed up production with expressions, reusable setups, and the effects used in real work.

You can build animations that update themselves instead of being keyframed by hand.

• Write simple expressions for loops, wiggle, and linked properties
• Build reusable component compositions and templates
• Apply time remapping, motion blur, and colour effects appropriately

Work to broadcast and client standards, with organised projects and predictable output.

You can deliver motion work that meets a specification without last minute rework.

• Structure projects, precomps, and naming so others can open your file and work in it
• Manage render settings, codecs, and delivery specs for each destination
• Handle revisions, versioning, and archiving on a real schedule