After Effects Training Courses

Chicago, Los Angeles

Learn to edit video like a pro. In no time at all you will be creating amazing video with stunning special effects.

Our hands-on instructor-led training is still the most effective way to learn After Effects. Our instructors are all Adobe Certified and have extensive backgrounds in video production.

Onsite training available countrywide.

After Effects courses for all levels

After Effects Fundamentals

This hands-on course is suitable for beginners. You will learn how to use After Effects for video editing, motion editing, adding special effects and compositing.

3 Days | $1395.00

After Effects Advanced

This course covers more advanced topics such as Motion tracking, Particle simulation, advanced 3D, advanced Masking, Roto Brush Tool, Puppet Tools and Time-warp simulations.

2 Days | $895.00

After Effects Bootcamp

Our most popular course, taking you from beginner to advanced user in 5 days. Zero to Hero.

5 Days | $1845.00

Choosing the right class

Meet the trainers

McKinley

"Since 1993 I have worked as a media arts designer and consultant specializing in sound, video, and interactive multimedia. My career highlights have been winning both a Telly Award and a Ciné Golden Eagle for my work in video production and receiving the Visual Arts Instructor of the Year award from UCLA-Extension."

Rob

"Film making and editing has been my passion for the last 25 years. Today's leading software tools, like Premiere Pro and After Effects make it possible for anyone to learn to do amazing things in this field. Join one of my classes and I will show you how!"

Recent student feedback

4.8 stars “I can't say enough how fantastic McKinley is as an instructor. Her real world experience coupled with examples that are extremely useful, make this seem more like personal one-on-one training rather than a class. I am definitely going to look into the other classes she teaches and see about signing up for them. She is very professional and extremely pleasant and I will recommend to colleagues that they take any class she teaches.” Sean Tom
USC School of Pharmacy

4.9 stars “This After Effects Fundamentals class is an absolutely fantastic class. I feel confident that I know have the basic skill-set and hands on experience to be able to navigate the program with confidence. I am also aware that the key to success for a lot of these programs is practice and patience. McKinley was a patient kind and fun teacher. She maintained a great level of enthusiasm and instruction; she is extremely knowledgeable and shared a high level of confidence in her skill-set and professionalism. Overall, this was an awesome way to learn and to spend a day! Thank you.” Alex Zech
CitizenGlobal

4.9 stars “This is my second class here. I took Premiere Pro with McKinely, which was really helpful in learning After Effects. Both of those worked together so that each one reinforced the concepts of the other and I feel more confident in my editing skills. I am extremely excited to take what I learned here and apply those skills in my work place. ” Tamara Belgard
Cascade Corporation

5.0 stars “An absolutely amazing class! I came thinking I knew a lot, and quickly found out - not so much! McKinley, thank you!” Bob Anderson

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After Effects Resources

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