illustration 1: after effects workshop

some notes about after effects

Composition - New Composition 
Preset - HDTV 1080 25
Duration - 10 secs
Background Colours

Layer - New - Solid (just for simple demonstration)
Can move the layer - Change the timeline
Spacebar to play animation
Drop down menu under timeline layer 
Transform tools
Can change scale, rotation etc.

To change layer colour after - 
Layer - Solid Settings

Keyboard Shortcuts 
Position - P
Rotation - R
Opacity - T
Scale - S
Reveal All Animated Properties - U
Anchor - A
Grab Anchor Point - Y


 

really enjoyed this workshop!! it was super fun to learn something completely new! i've never had any experience with after effects, so this workshop already differed from all the others we had been doing where I sometimes felt like things were getting repeated to me.
the software was eventually quite simple to use once i got the hang of it and i had so much fun creating cute simple little animations.