How to Make a Professional 2D Animation for a Promo Video (Udemy.com)

Create an animation in After Effects with Cinema 4D and Illustrator in a real world project step by step from scratch.

( 12 Reviews )

Created by: Kenedy Torcatt

Produced in 2015

What you will learn

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.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

Course Description

In this course I will take you 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 learn 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 planing to increase your animation skills based on a real life project then this course is for you!
This course will be detailed and it will cover lots of techniques to create the final piece.
I won't hide you nothing from the real work behind the whole process, you will see and understand the entire process to follow along!
We will begin from scratch to teach you how:

Analize 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 cartoon sketch style
Integrating Cinema 4D with AE using Cineware to mix 3D and 2D
Animating in sync with the voice over and more!

Who this course is for:

This 3D and 2D mixed animation course is meant for intermediate and advanced users of After Effects looking for a complete path on how 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 learn 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.

Time: 4h

Instructor Details

Kenedy Torcatt

4.6 Rating
12 Reviews

I am a director, post producer, editor and animator from Venezuela, South America. I have been working with After Effects since 2010 for motion graphics, I work with Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition and i have a background using Adobe Photohop for more than 9 years already.
I create explainer videos for businesses, edit videos for entrepreneurs, produce and direct my own shortfilms.
I am passionate for help clients engage, inspire and educate prospects, turning cold leads into warm customers.
I am based in Mexico City working on post production, animation, vfx and filmmaking.

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By Sanduni Fernando

A perfect course to start learning on how to create an explainer video. Covered many many essential techniques in a short time and easy to understand the course. Well prepared, excellent course.

By Rob Molloy

This course goes over a lot of detail in the animation process, everything from organization of graphics to integration of characters to adding transitions.

To go along with the tutorials be ready to have access to After Effects and be willing to spend a little money on scripts, but it's worth it.

A little slow at times, but the course is great for those looking for a career in motion graphics/2d animation.

By Kelvin Wang

Well detailed and explained.

By Rob Wilson

Very informative once all the basic stuff is covered. Particularly good at illustrating the workflow between Cinema4D and After Effects.

By Sourabh

The course is very well made and very comprehensive. Even if you are a novice like me, you should be able to make a promo video by the end of this course. Very practical.

By Rauhmel Fox

Devote a day or a weekend to complete the course! The results will be quite impressive!

By Enrico Edoardo Turinetto

All along the course you can get few tips that will allow you to have a faster and nicer workflow.

By María Robles Afuera

No está mal. Bien organizado y encontré un par de tips útiles. Pero esperaba que fuera más revelador para mí y en alguna partes yo lo hubiera hecho más sencillo. Pero está bien.

By Shaysh

Amazing course! and great content, finally we getting all the bells and whistles ! :D can learn heaps from this mate :)

By Ben Miller

some of the starting episodes were a little bit wasteful/unnecessary. The content is getting better but I get the feeling that it is not thorough enough so far, we shall see if it changes.

By Timur Sharipov

Hope it will be more useful further

He didn't warn about it will need a script for additional price

By Paul Straschko

An intermediate course which requires some essential plugins which you'll use in real life projects. Lots of tips in workflow. It's definitely worth spending a day or two and completing all exercises.