4. Motion Graphics
Motion graphics are graphics that use video
footage and/or animation technology to create
the illusion of motion or rotation - Wikipedia
5. Editing Job Ads
Month of
February 2015:
90% require
motion graphics skills
MTSU Undergraduate
Editing Students
Surveyed:
10% with some
basic motion
graphics skills
Instructional Design Front End Analysis:
6. After completing the motion graphics
basics with Adobe After Effects course,
video editing students will proficiently
utilize the After Effects interface and
efficiently create shapes, text, and
effects. Students will successfully
animate their artwork with various
motion techniques to closely reflect
movement in the real world.
Given access to Adobe After
Effects on a computer, video
editing students will animate a
title or logo in fifteen minutes
during class.
Terminal Objective:Instructional Goal:
Motion Graphics Basics
with Adobe After Effects
8. 10 Main Performance Steps:
1) Set up the project
2) Set up the composition.
3) Create at least one shape layer in a size, format and color that meets
the specifications set by the rubric.
4) Create at least one text layer in a size, format and color that meets the
specifications set by the rubric.
5) Add at least one layer effect to both shapes and text.
6) Anchor Point X, Y, Z – make an adjustment with both text and shape.
7) Position X, Y, Z - make an adjustment with both text and shape.
8) Rotation X, Y Z – make an adjustment with both text and shape.
9) Orientation X, Y, Z – make an adjustment with both text and shape.
10) End the animation at ten seconds within 100px of X:0, Y:0, Z:0
coordinates.