MCCCD Program Description

Introduction to Adobe After Effects

Course: CIS120DL

First Term: 2020 Fall

Lec + Lab 3.0 Credit(s) 4.0 Period(s) 4.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T - Lab Load

Description: Includes creating visual effects for video projects. Explores techniques and methodologies used to create shots for big budget special effects. Topics include color and light matching, keying, motion tracking, rotoscoping and working with film.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify terminology and workspace objects. (I) 2. Composite a project using After Effects. (II) 3. Organize a project using the timeline. (III) 4. Create selections for a project. (IV) 5. Optimize the pipeline. (V) 6. Integrate core techniques of effects compositing. (VI) 7. Create light, climate, environment and pyrotechnic effects. (VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Introduction and foundations A. Terminology B. Workspaces and panels II. Compositing A. Project, footage and composition settings B. Previews and viewers C. Effects and presets D. Rendering and output III. The timeline A. Organization B. Animation methods C. Keyframes and the graph editor D. Spatial offset E. Motion blue F. Manipulate time IV. Selections A. Ways to create selections B. Compositing: science and nature C. Alpha channels and premultiplications D. Masks E. Blending modes V. Optimize the pipeline A. Multiple compositions, multiple projects B. Render pipeline C. Project optimization VI. Effects compositing essentials A. Color correction B. Color keying C. Rotoscoping and paint D. Effective motion tracking E. The camera optics F. Expressions VII. Creative explorations A. Light B. Climate and the environment C. Pyrotechnics: heat, fire, explosion

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 25, 2020

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