The Power of Pre-comps in After Effects
by Laura Hawk
If you're just starting out in After Effects, or if you're getting into it a little more and wanting to know how to save time, this is a great course for you to be watching. Software required: After Effects CC 2014.
What you'll learn
If you're just starting out in After Effects, or if you're getting into it a little more and wanting to know how to save time, this is a great course for you to be watching. Pre-comps are some of the most important building blocks of After Effects, yet many beginners don't learn some of the really awesome and important information about how they work, what challenges they'll need to overcome with them, and ultimately how they can harness their power to help them create amazing and cleverly-built work. By the end of this course, you'll know some of the challenges that pre-comps bring and exactly how to fix them, as well as a few great ways that you can use them to improve your workflow. Software required: After Effects CC 2014.
About the author
Laura is a passionate visual effects and motion graphics author at Pluralsight. Ever since her first exposure to After Effects in college, Laura has had an eternal drive to learn more about motion graphics, and teach others what she has discovered. Laura began working at Digital-Tutors (now a Pluralsight company) as a motion graphics artist, creating visually-appealing advertisements and informative art for the site.
Throughout her time at Digital-Tutors, Laura contributed greatly to both the ... moreAfter Effects and NUKE libraries of content – their own digital David Blaine, breaking down the “movie magic” and sharing it with others. She has also written content for 3D Artist Magazine. Her favorite projects are her two in-depth After Effects introductory courses on Pluralsight, which were each built around training motion artists and VFX artists, respectively. Using her vast skill set, Laura has taught thousands of artists everything from shot-tracking and rotoscoping to motion design. If you ever need to reach out for questions or comments feel free to find Laura on Twitter @LauraHawkDesign.