SKILL MODULE

The Complete Beginner's Guide To After Effects

Master a focused skill through structured lessons, real-world projects, and hands-on homework.

Beginner 3 Lessons
The Complete Beginner's Guide To After Effects
1 Modules
3 Lessons
1 Students
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Skills you'll walk away with

Build real projects from start to finish
Understand core animation principles
Develop a repeatable creative workflow
Earn a certificate of completion
CURRICULUM

What's inside

1 modules · 3 lessons

1- After Effects Kickstart
2- Let's Start Animating
3- Power Through the Animation
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Your Instructor

MotionCircles Team

Professional motion designers dedicated to teaching practical, real-world skills through structured learning systems.

Student Guidance

What students are saying

35 students shared their experience with this course

Did this course meet your expectations? 89% said yes or exceeded
Exceeded
57%
Yes
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Somewhat
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Nhi Hoang Kien Tuong 1 day ago
Exceeded expectations

Love this course a lot. I had been struggling so bad with After Effects. But after achieved this course, I feel more confident about animating, really. I'am going to move forward another Hongshu's animation courses. Thank you so much teacher!!!

Recommended for: Any Level
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Alex Rivera 6 months ago
Exceeded expectations

Cours facile et abordable quel que soit le niveau. Instructeur qui donne envie et enthousiaste.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Julian Kinney 3 days ago
Exceeded expectations

Great course for those looking to get into motion design and animation. Teaches the tools and skills necessary to work efficiently in After Effects.

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Sila Sila 2 months ago
Exceeded expectations

Fantastic course for who want to learn how to use after effects. I've learn a lot.

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April Lafreniére 2 months ago
Exceeded expectations

As someone trying to learn the basics of After Effects, I found that this class was tremendously helpful.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Elvina 5 months ago
Exceeded expectations

Thank you for such a great class!! I have learned and practiced a lot.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Marwa Makarem 2 days ago
Exceeded expectations

Thank you for creating this amazing and informative class. I enjoyed it and had fun practicing.

Recommended for: Any Level
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Mélissa Gonella 6 months ago
Exceeded expectations

From the perspective of someone already familiar with Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and a bit of Premiere, but with no prior knowledge of After Effects, I can confidently say this class was crystal clear and incredibly easy to follow.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Juliano Reynaud 1 day ago
Exceeded expectations

If you want to learn concepts, get your hands dirty and start animating in a fun way, this course is for you.

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Shannon Bates 3 months ago
Exceeded expectations

Really good and thorough beginner course.

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Jasmine Miller 5 days ago
Exceeded expectations

This class was great and so easy to follow!

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Agatha Paulina 4 months ago
Exceeded expectations

Learnt a lot from this class, such a great teacher.

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Ilyas Megarbi 3 weeks ago
Exceeded expectations

Awesome course. Worth every second :)

Recommended for: Intermediate Levels
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Casey Liu 2 months ago
Exceeded expectations

I have no idea about animation before I taking this class. The teacher guide me through slowly and that is really helpful.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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A R. 3 months ago
Exceeded expectations

Great class! Really feel completely confident in AE now.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Aliyu Yusuf 4 months ago
Exceeded expectations

This class added more to my technique and confidence, I recommend for beginners and intermediate.

Recommended for: Intermediate Levels
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Klara 2 months ago
Exceeded expectations

I had fun getting this project done!

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Alhamed Abdulrahman 5 months ago
Exceeded expectations

Hongshu Guo's class is great! Whether you're a beginner or seasoned pro, this course is a must.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Ramon Caballero 1 month ago
Exceeded expectations

Muchas gracias, le tenia miedo al programa pero ya se que puedo dominarlo.

Recommended for: Any Level
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James Duran 4 days ago
Exceeded expectations

I'm a filmmaker with some previous After Effects experience and a few projects under my belt.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Sara Hamdan 1 month ago
Met expectations

It's a wonderful course, so easy to follow through and the instructions are very clear, but the only thing i'd like to add if there can be a video on how to export the final project. Other than that I'd rate it a 10/10

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Max Tomsic 3 weeks ago
Met expectations

A wonderful class for beginners in After Effects to build a foundation of skills to build off of.

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John Nady 2 days ago
Met expectations

this course is Great, Thank you

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Carly Burk 4 months ago
Met expectations

This was a great course and I feel like I have a good understanding of the basics from being a complete beginner.

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Morgan Ellis 1 month ago
Met expectations

I have never taken an animation class. He had to pack a huge tip of the iceberg into a beginning class.

Recommended for: Intermediate Levels
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Cody Cox 1 month ago
Met expectations

Great intro class to AE. Thanks Hongshu! Feel like I could do basic animation in AE fairly easily now with some practice.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Riley Chen 1 week ago
Met expectations

Since this was filmed Adobe has updated the software, so the track matte was done differently to the video.

Recommended for: Intermediate Levels
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Preslav Milkov 2 weeks ago
Met expectations

Great class, if anyone is thinking of completing it, they should definitely do it!

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Abdul Azeez Adebisi Azeez 2 weeks ago
Met expectations

This class actually did it for me as a beginner with no After Effect skills.

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Nathan Kihara 3 weeks ago
Met expectations

Wonderful course, I was able to learn the basics of After Effects as a total beginner.

Recommended for: Any Level
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Walter Cerna 2 weeks ago
Met expectations

I thought the course was really well made. It focused on some of the fundamentals needed for motion design which were great.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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Kelly Miller 1 week ago
Somewhat

Pretty good at showing, except it lacks detail on explaining the "why", which I think is a very important way to learn for beginners.

Recommended for: Intermediate Levels
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Cynthia Rodriguez 2 weeks ago
Somewhat

I was hoping this would focus more on the basics, but I found it a bit too overwhelming.

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Tyler 3 months ago
Not Really

A lot of explanations seemed incomplete and actions weren't thoroughly explained.

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Sam Nakamura 1 week ago
Not Really

The explanations in the course often felt incomplete, so I had to keep rewinding to fully get it.

Recommended for: Beginner Levels
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