In this course, I will take you to step-by-step along the process of creating an animated promo for a project in a real-world scenario for a client from scratch. If you are interested in learning how to create a professional, good-looking, and fluid animation for a promotional video for a client request or maybe your own portfolio, or even if you are planning to increase your animation skills based on a real-life project then this course is for you.

What will you learn in this course?

• Analyze the provided script to create transitions from it
• Transform the script into sketches
• Thinking in transitions for the animation
• Set a color palette and how to use it inside AE
• Create a Common media folder to organize assets (ninja tip)
• Vectorize assets using illustrator (not an illustrator course, but an overview)
• Prepare your assets for animations
• Importing and organizing assets into After Effects
• Using Cinema 4D to create a cartoon sketch style
• Integrating Cinema 4D with AE using Cineware to mix 3D and 2D
• Animating in sync with the voice over and more
• Approach and animate a professional promotional 2D animated video for a client according to a provided script and how to use Adobe After Effects along with vector assets and a 3D model to create the final motion graphics piece.
• Apply best practices to deal with big animation projects using After Effects while being organized at the same time.
• Organize vector assets for animations and basic rigging inside After Effects
• Prepare a 3D model in Cinema 4D to use in your 2D animations.
• How to maintain vector assets looking sharp when scaling them at any size inside after effects.
• Create good looking animations using tips and scripts without having a deep knowledge of animating with the graph editor.
• Understand the real work (tweaking keyframes and refining the animations) behind a complex motion graphics piece like this.

Who should take this course?

• This 3D and 2D mixed animation course are meant for intermediate and advanced users of After Effects looking for a complete path on how to animate from scratch a professional project for a client in a real-world case scenario using Cinema 4D as a tool for creating 2D sketch style based on a 3D model to speed up their creative process and improve their workflow.
• This course is for anyone interested in 2D animation inside after effects looking for creating professional-looking promo videos
• Anyone interested in animating 3D models using Cinema 4D and import that animation into After Effects looking like a 2D sketch style animation.
• Anyone interested in learning the whole process behind creating a complex motion graphics piece from start to finish.
• Anyone interested in learning "pro tips" on organizing assets, workflows, and creative ways to solve real problems while creating motion graphics.