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Profession Motion designer from scratch to PRO - course RUB 202,824. from Contented, training 18 months, Date August 13, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / November 29, 2023
Motion design is an art at the intersection of creativity and technology. It is incredibly in demand and surrounds us everywhere: at the World Football Championship and the Olympics, in videos of bloggers on YouTube and shows of world stars. It is used at exhibitions, in computer games and product presentations.
In the course we teach motion design from scratch. You'll learn to communicate an idea through movement and be able to create digital creativity that is seen by millions of people every day.
Tools
1 block / 3 months
After Effects
You will learn how to make 2D animation in the most popular editor: get acquainted with the program interface, learn everything about shape, keyframe, graph editor and the basics of composition. An After Effects animation course will help you create creative animation projects with mastery.
Result: animated 2D festival poster
Cinema 4D
You will learn how the hierarchy of 3D animation objects is built, how graphic primitives are created, and what materials are used for them. Learn how to create three-dimensional objects yourself, work with plugins, connect ready-made models and make renders.
The result: a realistic, looping 3D illustration
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop course
You will learn how to work with the most popular graphics editor: from getting to know the interface and tools to creating your first layouts. Explore the possibilities of color correction, learn how to work with layers and masks, create collages, make various effects, work with RGB and CMYK color palettes.
Result: poster, website page, collage, banner for social networks
Self-study course: Adobe Illustrator
You'll master the premier vector graphics tool, allowing you to create everything from icons to websites. You will learn how to layout multi-page presentations with infographics and prepare layouts for placement.
Result: illustration, ticket to a concert of a musical group
2 block / 6.5 months
Specializations
Kinetic typography
Let's look at text animation: you'll learn how to move, transform, show and hide letters and words. You will find out what effects and tools are used for this, study the basic techniques of dynamic animation, which are most often used in modern motion design.
Result: looping video for social networks in 2D and 3D
Working with the physics of hard and soft bodies
You will learn about all the features of working with physics in Cinema 4D, and learn how to do advanced rendering. You will have a clear understanding of how to bring a static object to life and make it move realistically.
Result: abstract 3D poster
Fabric and hair simulation
It is in this course that you will learn how to make simple objects move as if they were alive. You will learn how to work with textures and turn ordinary pictures into realistic animated models that imitate various types of fabrics and hair.
The result: fashion animation for the big screen
Explainer videos and infographics
Animated infographics are one of the most common business requests for motion designers. In the course, you will learn how to create thoughtful visualizations in motion, work with the camera, and depict specific tasks and stories in animation.
Result: explainer video in After Effects
Ads
In this course, you will learn about all the rules for creating high-quality advertising videos, learn how to work with tracking, glitch, correctly select animation effects, vary colors and shapes.
Result: commercial in After Effects
3D Character Animation
Creating an animated character is considered one of the difficult skills in motion design. But there is no reason to worry - this course will provide the necessary foundation as simply and easily as possible. From it you will learn how a character is created, what the main features of character animation are, and by what means an ordinary geometric object can be given life and character.
Result: 3D character animation
Product video
You will learn how to work with a camera, study keyframes, modeling and editing in more depth and detail. Get to know Premiere Pro, its features and tools. At the end of the course, you will be able to independently create an animated product video about any item from your everyday life.
Result: a product video with a 3D rendering of the item
Showreel in Premier Pro
A showreel is a demonstration video, a presentation of you as a motion designer. It contains the most successful and striking projects that can show a professional level and create a wow effect. You will learn how to make such videos in Premiere Pro and will be able to edit a showreel portfolio of your work.
Result: showreel with all the projects done during the training
3 block / 2 months
Internship, diploma, career
Internship and thesis
By completing an internship at a creative agency, you will add a line to your resume and a real case to your portfolio. You will have experience working in an agency with a real project.
The internship can be completed from anywhere in the world. Your mentor will be the art director of the agency. Over the course of a month, you will call each other weekly to discuss the project and your questions. The mentor will also give you feedback remotely.
The internship project will become your thesis, which you will defend.
The internship can be completed from anywhere in the world. Your mentor will be the art director of the agency. Over the course of a month, you will call each other weekly to discuss the project and your questions. The mentor will also give you feedback remotely.
The internship project will become your thesis, which you will defend.
During the internship you will learn:
— organize work on a client project;
— work with the client brief, come up with and finalize the design concept;
— present your project and defend your idea;
— work with feedback on the project.
Career support
The block includes a career course and personal consultations that will help you chart your future career path.
As part of the career course, you will learn where to look for freelancing jobs and clients, how to prepare a resume and present yourself correctly. You will be able to pass test interviews and receive feedback. You will put together a video portfolio - a showreel, and learn how to create an account on Behance with a detailed description of your work.
At career consultations, experts in motion design and experienced HR specialists will help you decide where to move next in order to maximize your potential in the profession.
4 block / 6 months
Specializations PRO
3D modeling and texturing
You will be able to create textured 3D models yourself - with your own design, plasticity and style. It can be organic or inorganic - for example, a part of the body or an architectural detail. You will learn how to create ready-made models with UV scans, onto which you can apply any textures, for example, 3D stickers. Learn to work in Substance Painter. This will allow you to create your own models instead of downloading ready-made ones on the Internet.
Result: textured 3D model in your own style
Sculpting
Learn sculpting techniques. To literally sculpt models as if from plasticine, you will get acquainted with the ZBrush program, master its interface and capabilities. This skill is useful both for working with characters and for creating typography or abstract images.
Result: 3D model created using sculpting technique
Video integrating 3D images into reality
Master compositing in Cinema 4D and After Effects - learn how to create impressive custom paintings using layering. This technique connects real and fictional worlds, reminiscent of spectacular movie scenes. For example, you can let whales swim in the sky above the cityscape. You will also delve into working with new effects and plugins in After Effects, working with masks, and tracking. Having mastered these skills, you will be able to give free rein to your imagination and create unusual works.
The result: realistic video with the integration of an animated 3D image into reality
Simulation of liquid, fire and smoke
You will master a tool like X-Particles. In it you will learn how to create spectacular simulations of liquids, fire and smoke in Cinema 4D. These skills will help you make your 3D videos look impressive.
Result: video with simulation of liquid, fire or smoke.
Redshift Render
You will learn the modern GPU Redshift Render engine to create the final image. You will be able to make changes to the visual properties of materials, light and colors and see the result in real time. Mastering Redshift will take your visualization quality to the next level.
The result: a looping video created with RedShift Render materials and lighting
Advanced Character Animation
Learn rigging - creating a character skeleton that will help your model move realistically. Immerse yourself in 3D character modeling. Learn to work on his facial expressions and interaction with objects in the environment.
Result: an animated character with well-developed facial expressions and movements
Art direction
You will understand in practice how to structure the production process - from receiving a brief to production. Learn how to work with edits. You will practice personal communication with the client so that both you and he are satisfied with the results of the work. Learn to work with ideas and create concepts, be creative individually and in a team in task flow mode, brainstorm and weed out unnecessary ideas. Learn how to purposefully develop creativity, insight and style.
Result: protection of the video concept according to the client’s brief
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