Kinetic Typography Techniques with After Effects

Master the art of combining text and motion to express ideas in the form of animation designed to accompany spoken word or music.Kinetic typography is an art form that combines text and motion to express ideas in the form of animation designed to accompany spoken word or music. Join art director, author, and motion graphic designer Angie Taylor as she shares her considerable knowledge of this form. Work along with her in this unique course as she builds a complete kinetic typography project from start to finish. Along the way, discover how to create and animate text layers directly within Adobe After Effects using animators and 3D features, set up Photoshop files for animating in After Effects, and use a variety of effects and techniques to create numerous text animation styles within a single project. The course also offers lots of tips and tricks for animating 3D cameras and lights and using expressions and scripts to simplify the processes involved. Topics include: Working with audio Preparing source files Structuring your After Effects project Working with shapes and effects Optimizing performance Animating text Creating 3D animation Using expressions to create motion Rendering your final movie