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Motion Graphics Fundamentals
01 & 08 May 2010
Length: 2 day workshop (2 consecutive Saturdays)
Times: 10am - 5pm
At: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton BN1 4AJ
Tutor: Giles Thacker
Using: Adobe After Effects and Photoshop
Level: Beginner/Basic
Cost: £200/£170(concs*)
"Giles is an expert, his teaching methods and presentation are top rate"
"Teaching was clear and easy to follow and delivered with a sound working knowledge and enthusiasm"
 
Adobe After Effects and Photoshop are the two most essential applications for budding motionographers to master. This course is an in-depth tour of both these applications, brimming with tips and tricks, revealing the depth and scale and many hidden wonders of both. The essential building blocks are covered with exercises, games and deconstructions of working examples. Explore deeper, in particular After Effects, and examine some of the most powerful tools available to professional motionographers. By the end of this course you will have the confidence to employ the techniques you've learnt in your every day work, as well as to tackle the more complex courses on offer at Lighthouse.
This course covers:
- graphics basics
- motion graphics basics
- shared functionality between After Effects and Photoshop
- animation assistants and presets
- compositing overview
- effects and 3rd party plugins
- After Effects 3D overview
- render options and workflow tips
- Photoshop power tools
- After Effects power tools
General info:
- All courses are demonstrated with Adobe CS4 but the topics covered are appropriate for Adobe CS3 unless specified.
- You are welcome to bring laptops, especially if you use CS3.
- Participants taking the Photoshop and Visualizing Music courses will be expected to have a good working knowledge of Photoshop and After Effects and be comfortable with the concepts covered in the Motion Graphics Fundamentals course.
- After completing the course participants are given listings of relevant resources and reference material.
 
About the tutor:
Giles Thacker set out as one of the original VJs in the late 1980s, then worked as video designer for electronic band Orbital for 10 years, raising the bar for video projection at live events,
performing over 200 shows around the world.
GIles now creates motion graphics for broadcast, corporate presentations and live events, working with
Nike, JCB, 2020 Cricket, the Verve, BBC, Canal +, Nickelodeon, Edinburgh Hogmanay, MTV, Keane,
Turin Brakes, the Princes Trust.
He has tutored several university courses in Animation and Digital Design, has been an Adobe freelance Instructor and is an Adobe Certified Expert in After Effects. His website: ultrascope.co.uk
HOW TO BOOK
You can book your place online or by post.
The courses are filled on a first come first served basis.
* Please note - due to the small class size there is only one place per course at the concessionary rate.
BY POST :
Download a booking form here (pdf)
Print out the form, complete and send in the post to: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ with a cheque for the course fees to confirm your place.
You will receive an email confirming your place once the form is received.
ONLINE:
Download an online booking form here (word form)
Complete the online form and email to emma@lighthouse.org.uk.
You will then receive an email confirming your place.
Once you have received the confirmation email you can pay your course fees online through Paypal (below).
Do not pay for your course online without receieving the confirmation email from Emma.
If you have any questions or have difficulty downloading
the forms please contact
Emma on 01273 647197 or emma@lighthouse.org.uk
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