Swiss AE-rmy Knife
Swiss AE-rmy Knife After Effects can do a lot more than you realize
AE CAN TAKE YOU LOTS OF PLACES You’re in the process of learning After Effects, which is awesome, but once you know it what are you going to do with it? There are lots of different ways you can use your AE knowledge, depending on what you want to do and what your strengths are. Other than just straight-up motion designers, After Effects is used by Editors, Animators, Visual Effects artists, and even UI/UX designers around the world.
EDITORS Editors need to have a decent working knowledge of After Effects for simple lower thirds and titles. Some go a lot farther.
Mike Radtke edits for Digital Kitchen and Imaginary Forces
Jake Benjamin is a freelance editor in Brooklyn, NY
ANIMATORS It’s probably not surprising to you at this point that animators use AE, but here are a few of the best in the biz.
TJ Sochor animated this crazy piece using simple AE 3D tools
Jorge Estrada, aka JR Canest, is a genuine wizard with the Graph Editor.
Swiss AE-rmy Knife After Effects can do a lot more than you realize
ANIMATORS WHO DESIGN The true unicorns of our industry ... people who are both amazing designers and incredible animators.
Jordan Scott has a wonderful sense of humor under his giant beard.
Andrew Vucko can take some shape layers and make magic out of them.
VISUAL EFFECTS ARTISTS While AE isn’t the industry standard tool at the biggest VF shops like ILM, it is used all the time for VFX.
If you’ve heard of one VFX artist, it’s probably Andrew Kramer.
Freddie Wong “Rocket Jump” ... really funny send up of action movies.
UI / UX DESIGNERS A rising sub-field within motion design, User Experience designers are making waves in the world using AE
Lottie allows AE users to easily export animation to mobile devices.
Adam Grabowski works a lot with the Google Material Design Team
AE CAN TAKE YOU LOTS OF PLACES You’re in the process of learning After Effects, which is awesome, but once you know it what are you going to do with it? There are lots of different ways you can use your AE knowledge, depending on what you want to do and what your strengths are. Other than just straight-up motion designers, After Effects is used by Editors, Animators, Visual Effects artists, and even UI/UX designers around the world.
EDITORS Editors need to have a decent working knowledge of After Effects for simple lower thirds and titles. Some go a lot farther.
Mike Radtke edits for Digital Kitchen and Imaginary Forces
Jake Benjamin is a freelance editor in Brooklyn, NY
ANIMATORS It’s probably not surprising to you at this point that animators use AE, but here are a few of the best in the biz.
TJ Sochor animated this crazy piece using simple AE 3D tools
Jorge Estrada, aka JR Canest, is a genuine wizard with the Graph Editor.
Swiss AE-rmy Knife After Effects can do a lot more than you realize
ANIMATORS WHO DESIGN The true unicorns of our industry ... people who are both amazing designers and incredible animators.
Jordan Scott has a wonderful sense of humor under his giant beard.
Andrew Vucko can take some shape layers and make magic out of them.
VISUAL EFFECTS ARTISTS While AE isn’t the industry standard tool at the biggest VF shops like ILM, it is used all the time for VFX.
If you’ve heard of one VFX artist, it’s probably Andrew Kramer.
Freddie Wong “Rocket Jump” ... really funny send up of action movies.
UI / UX DESIGNERS A rising sub-field within motion design, User Experience designers are making waves in the world using AE
Lottie allows AE users to easily export animation to mobile devices.
Adam Grabowski works a lot with the Google Material Design Team
