Futuristic HUD Motion Graphics in After Effects (Udemy.com)

Learn how to create motion graphics in After Effects like what you see in Iron Man, Star Wars or other action movies

( 137 Reviews )

Created by: Sam DeZeeuw

Produced in 2018

What you will learn

Create Futuristic HUD Effects from scratch all within After Effects.
Use simple After Effects expressions to save hours of animating time.
Use simple shape layers to create something visually stunning.
Learn Keyboard Shortcuts for Faster Animating
Learn how to use 2D elements in 3D environments
Take clunky animations and give them fluid motions

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Overall Score : 96 / 100

Course Description

After Effects users often times get intimidated by the "Iron Man" style futuristic HUD animations, I'm here to tell you it's nothing to be afraid of! This motion graphics effect is something anyone can do with very little After Effects experience!
So join me in this course to dissect an animation that looks super complicated and making it super simple!
In this class we will learn and experiment with:
Turning boring shape layers into something visually interestingVirtual camera animationsAfter Effects expressions to save you hours of animating time.
This is an introductory course and I will be explaining everything step by step. However, you may need to have some After Effects knowledge to understand basic functionality and layout of the software.
What makes me qualified to teach you?
Im Sam! Im a professional motion graphics artist. Ive worked for a Major League Baseball team for 2 years. Had my work viewed in stadiums full of 40,000+ people every night in the summer.
My job is unique and I am thankful for the teachers who have taught me After Effects motion graphics. And I want to pay it forward to you by teaching you the motion graphics techniques that I have learned of the years!***Reviews of my other After Effects and Motion Graphics courses***"Sam's style is light, engaging and I never become bored with his style or content. I highly recommend this course for those looking to get started with Adobe After Effects." (The After Effects Roadmap: For Beginners)"He's a great instructor. Very clear, great examples, walks in slowly and moves at a great pace."(The After Effects Roadmap: For Beginners)"Great Course!! Learned a lot and i feel motivated to follow some more after affects courses." (How to Create a Realistic Draw-On Effect in After Effects)The MISSION of this course:
You don't have to be an After Effects genius to be able to make amazing motion graphics.
The bulk of this course focuses on creating and manipulating shape layers to create visually interesting motion graphics. Then we dive deeper by using these shape layer animations to create professional motion graphics projects.
I do my best to break down every step and explain why Im doing what Im doing. If you have any questions, hit me up in the Q&A section! What we'll be covering in this course:
Creating basic shape layersAdjusting shape layers and stroke propertiesUsing 2D Animation in a 3D spaceStylizing footage with glows, tints and reflections and more to make beautiful motion graphics.
Using After Effects expressions to automate simple animations.
Ready to be a better motion graphics artist? Join us on this course to learn much more about motion graphics than just creating HUD graphics.
Who this course is for:
Anyone who wants to learn to use After Effects shape layers to create Hollywood level effects.
If you have used After Effects but have never used "Shape Layers" to their full potential to make AWESOME graphic elements.
Motion graphics artists and graphic designers

Time: 1.5h

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Sam DeZeeuw

4.8 Rating
137 Reviews

Hi! I'm Sam DeZeeuw! I am a professional motion graphics designer. And my motion graphics work has been featured on television, mega churches, and major league stadiums.I have apassion for teaching people what I know. The way I see it, if no one took the time to teach me, I wouldn't be where I am now. It is my turn to pay it forward. What good is knowledge if it is never shared?
I'm honored that you are considering taking this course and trusting me to show you some solid Video ProductionTechniques!

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By Alex Francisco on 11/21/2020

So many important topics packed into one well explained course. Rocking!

By Eric DeRise on 11/14/2020

Absolutely. It's awesome. He does move a little too fast for me some times, but I just went back when ever I missed something and replayed what I had missed. A very pleasant and reassuring manner, which is important in teaching. I recommend this course.

By Alaa El Haj on 11/7/2020

The course gets right into practical examples and teach you from there all the useful command and features, implying learn from example which is very fun and engaging. Unlike others courses where they extend the course to 10 hours plus explaining unnecessary information which can get boring very quickly. This is a very good course and I am happy I enrolled, I hope they will keep expanding as new features get released

By Eddy Voltaire on 11/7/2020

Awesome Course! He speaks and moves through it really fast but it worth having to rewind and really take in the information

By C. Yap on 10/27/2020

Amazing course, I learnt a lot from here, just from animating simple shapes into something futuristic.

By Zagorka Nenin on 10/9/2020

This course exceeded my expectations. It was very educational and fun. Instructor explains well and clear, it was easy to follow up and learn.

By Ziv on 10/3/2020

the best!!!

By Sam Rosfjord on 9/18/2020

Very nice. Taught me some super neat tricks like wiggle and alpha mats. I basically knew nothing going into it except for the super basics I got from playing around with it before hand, so this was super informative and very helpful. Can definitely see myself using a lot of what was learned here, even for projects that aren't HUD related. Thank you for this!

By Goran Petranovic on 9/16/2020

Simple and delicious. No 3rd party plugins, a big plus for me. If you're, more or less, comfortable using AE interface this is a great step up. Easy to follow, yet learned some great technics.

By Joseph Smith on 9/12/2020

Love your teaching style really easy to follow along. Thanks man

By Nigel Gandy on 8/23/2020

Very efficient course covering features I had been wanting to learn. The instruction was done so well, that I was able to apply what I learned, including a better understanding of effects application and modification overall, to a few streaming videos already.

By ~ ~ on 8/20/2020

Just paging through the lessons, about 2/3 of this I know / can do the art process of already, I'm mostly here for practical use of expressions and overall workflow tips + using cameras effectively in AE. In those things this tutorial excels, I already have better approaches for my own work 3 lessons in. Thumbs up.