Motion Typography from Scratch

Learn how to use After Effects to create text based animations for music videos, film credits, advertisements and more.

4.50 (369 reviews)
Udemy
platform
English
language
3D & Animation
category
instructor
3,480
students
7 hours
content
Nov 2015
last update
$64.99
regular price

What you will learn

By the end of the course you will have all the necessary skills and knowledge to create stunning motion typography videos.

Description

If you're wanting to venture into the world of motion typography and motion graphics and you're ready for your technical skill to catch up to your creative vision, then this is the course for you.

See words come to life in this extensive motion typography (also called kinetic typography) course that will get you creating incredible text animations.

In this course you will:

  • Learn the fundamentals and advanced basics of motion typography
  • Learn how to navigate the popular visual effects software called Adobe After Effects
  • Get access to project files for almost all 58 course lectures so you can easily follow along
  • Access to over $50 worth of bonus assets like presents, templates, and sound effects

Excited to see you all master the art of motion typography and produce incredible pieces of art!

Content

Getting Started with After Effects (for the beginners)

Why use after effects?
After Effects Overview
Hotkeys and Shortcuts
Rendering and Exporting
Section 1 Quiz

Introduction to Motion Typography

What is Motion Typography (or Kinetic Typography)
Examples
Different Types of Animations
Section 2 Quiz

Audio

Working with Audio in After Effects
Tips and Tricks
Other software for audio
Section 3 Quiz

Setting up your text

Using Photoshop and Illustrator
Using After Effects
Copy from Illustrator to After Effects
Section 4 Quiz

The Text Tool

Text tool overview
Text animators
Path animations
Section 5 Quiz

Shape layers

Shape layer overview
Converting Text to shapes
Working with text and shapes together
Section 6 Quiz

3D camera

3D camera navigation tips
To Null or NOT to Null
Camera Motion Path
Section 7 Quiz

Motion Typography Animations Techniques

Using many layers
Masking
Typing effect
Around the Corner
Camera fly over
Quick and Dirty Method
Section 8 Quiz

Secondary Animations and movements

Secondary Animations
Pop-On, Overshoot, Pull shot, Shake
Faking Physics
Section 9 Quiz

Textures

Using Track Mattes
Animated Textures and Noise
Section 10 Quiz

Creative Transitions

Zoom Turn
Shape Transitions
Swish Layers
Un-Type
Morphing Letters and Shapes
Build in/out
Section 11 Quiz

Putting it all together

Motion typography example
Section 12 Quiz

Post sound design

Sound effects and layering
Section 13 Quiz

Useful Scripts and Presets

Cinema Spice Presets
Decompose Text Script
Sure Target
Masks to Layers
Dojo Text Generator
Newton Physics (paid)
Element 3D (paid)

BONUS SECTION: additional skills to help you out

Bonus Section
Generic movie titles
Text Reflection
Jiggly rubber text
Ballon inflating text
Boxed Type
Numbers to text
Electric Text
Smash Text
Handwriting Ink Signature

Screenshots

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Reviews

Emilie
November 29, 2021
This is not for beginners! You need to have some basic understanding of AE otherwise you get lost pretty soon. There're some useful tips, but overall it's like "click here and there, it'll do this and that".
Matt
January 7, 2021
This is a great course, but it is not current with adobes version today. I understand that is not the authors fault, but it is frustrating to learn while guessing.
Bri
January 21, 2015
Type animation is so much clearer after watching this course. Your way of teaching is clear and at a good pace. Production quality is great. I can hear you speak clearly, not like a grown man inside of a pillow (I've experienced that before). This will really enhance my skills so that I can get back out there and make things. Thank you very much and please continue to make videos.
Linda
January 20, 2015
I learn best by doing, and with the files included in this course, I can follow along and do exactly as the instructor is doing. I am only about half way through this course and I can't wait to finish - I have learned so much already. Easy to listen to and great examples.
Andrea
January 20, 2015
Very well explained, very useful. Great resources and videos. Even if you already know about After Effects you will get faster and better with all the shortcuts Mikey teaches. Enjoy!
Joshua
January 20, 2015
I would definitely recommend this course to people who do not understand the basics to Motion Typography. This is a great course that will help you create a foundation to which you can build up from. The lectures are well explained, easy to understand, and fun to watch! Plus the content you receive with the course really make this such a great deal!
Guillaume
January 20, 2015
Mikey is a very talented and passionate person about his lessons! In a very few hours you will make a jump start in the wonder world of kinetic typography! He will not only teach you how to quickly make a interesting kinetic typography from scratch, he will pass through all the different techniques that make the kinetic text interesting and alive! So it is perfect, you can mix and match a technique from a course in the beginning, another from a little bit further, so you can create your own that will be a unique piece! It is money well spend!
Annie
January 19, 2015
I've watched a lot of tutorials here on udemy, and I find Mikey's style of teaching the best…he empowers you to learn with his section quizzes..I highly recommend it!
Tristan
January 19, 2015
If you are just starting out with motion type then this is the course for you Mikey is very easy to understand and he goes at just the right pace. I consider my self an intermediate user as I have taught my self alot of what is covered in the first half of the course but I still found it very usefull. Firstly because the stuff I already knew was confirmed for me by a professional It is a great feeling to know what you have taught yourself is the right way of doing things. Secondly I picked up some great new skills as well and really speed up my workflow with some new tricks. The included downloads and presets are also exellent.
Udemy
January 19, 2015
For a while now, I've wanted to learn as much as I can about motion typography, and this course is the direction to go! Mikey is great at explaining what he's doing, and gives great lessons and tips on what to do. I've learned a lot, I have a lot more to learn, and I'm excited to learn it all!
Michael
January 19, 2015
This course is perfect for anyone wanting to learn tips and tricks in after effects and how to create really awesome stuff! Plus the instructor is a really good teacher and is very easy to understand. The quality of everything is also amazing! Love this course!
Dudley
November 26, 2014
This is very hard to understand. He goes into much advanced technique. When i don't even know the basics. I was rather looking for a course that will teach me the basic of how to use the tools while working to put together a project. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS COURSE.
Simon
November 20, 2014
Mikey Borups Motion Typography course is really well put together, it flows and is easy to understand and follow along. He breaks down each part of the course into bit size digestible sections (if this course was a biscuit it would be delicious!) that allows full comprehension. The course comes with a bunch of additional material to aid your learning and get you creating fun and engaging motion typography, overall it is a great course for a good price I learnt a lot.
Alessio
November 15, 2014
Mikey is extremely prepared, and his way to teach is excellent. He explains in a way that you understand what you're working with, not just providing steps. If we have some concern or doubt, he's available and replies to discussions. Also, I'm Italian, and he's the first english/american/whatever person that I 100% understand. I don't miss a word, it's rare for me! So far (I'm at 30% of the course) it's perfect. EDIT: I now almost completed the course, and I can only confirm my review. Excellent.
Conrad
November 13, 2014
This is the best set of tutorials I've ever seen. At first I was a little disappointed by the price but it is well worth it.

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