Course : Apple Motion 2

Course Overview

This three day hands-on course will familiarize students with Motion, Apple's revolutionary software for motion graphics design. The course comprehensively covers working with Motion's Real-Time Design engine and interface, behaviour-based animation, parameter behaviours, blend modes, advanced particle system design, advanced title animation, working with templates, chroma key techniques, masking methods, DVD motion menu design, tablet-driven gesture UI techniques, working with audio, keyframing, and integration.

Course Duration: 3 Days (2 Day bespoke courses available)

Who Should Attend?

This class is designed for anyone looking to learn more about motion graphics using Motion.

Certification

This course covers the requirements necessary to successfully become an Apple Certified Pro, Level 1 in Motion.

Prerequisites

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course: Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

Course Outline - Day 1

Lesson 1

A Tour of Motion Getting to know the interface, Some Windowing Hot Keys, Setting the Play Range, Zooming the Canvas, Adding Objects, Applying Behaviours, Applying Filters, Soloing Objects and RAM previews, Deactivating Behaviours and Filters, Using Particle Simulations.

Lesson 2

Using Generators Applying Generators from the Library, Exploring Abstract Particles, Using the Cellular Generator, Working in the Inspector, Working with Gradients, Using Hot Boxes and Sliders, Adding a Slit Scan, Rendering a Generated Object.

Lesson 3

Working with Layers and Objects Creating a TV station ID, Building a Multi-Layered Composite, Navigating the Layers Tab, Working with Filters and Behaviours in the Layers Tab.

Lesson 4

Using Templates Using Motion’s Templates, Accessing Template Elements, and Creating Your Own Templates.

Lesson 5

Particles and Parameter Behaviours Building Particles from a Movie Clip, Refining the Particle System, Adding a Splash of colour, Putting English on the ball, Changing Scale, Birth, Death, and Transitory In-between Called Life, Using the Still-Proxy Method, Using Parameter Behaviours, Modifying the Butterflies' Movements, Creating an Implosion.

Course Outline - Day 2

Lesson 6

Advanced Particle Design Working with Sprites, Adding a Second Particle Cell, Modifying particle behaviour, Using Particle Proxies and RAM preview, Blending Dust.

Lesson 7

Using Blend Modes Blending Objects, Creating a Title, Adding a Logo, Changing Media Properties, Adding the Explosion and Sound.

Lesson 8

Drawing Gestures Activating Gestures, Working with Gestures, Exploring the Gestures Dictionary.

Lesson 9

Keying Pulling a Key, Treating the Edges, Creating a Garbage Matte, Keyframing the Garbage Matte, Fixing the Choke Problem, Adding a Zoom Blur.

Lesson 10

Nonlinear Editing Assembling the Video, Bringing On the Butterflies, Adding a Lens- Flare Filter, Adding the Cinemative Graphics, Adding the Explutterfly, Adding the Hero, Fading Out.

Course Outline - Day 3

Lesson 11

Audio and Markers Hesit Squad-the Backstory, Mixing the Soundtrack, Adding Markers.

Lesson 12

Keyframing Animating the blueprint, Setting the keys manually, Working in the Keyframe Editor, Stylizing the FloorPlan Object, Masking Off the Canvas, Adding Circle Strings, Adding the Rising Gun, Blurring the GunRaise Object, Adding Crazy Squares, Adding the Final Scene Transition, Going Further.

Lesson 13

Creating Text Effects Building a Frenetic Text Effect, Working with Text Parameters, Animating Text on a Path, Animating the Tracking and Slant, Animating the Position, Applying Motion Blur, Adding Personality to the Text, Creating a preset, Applying Text Behaviours, Working with the sequence behaviours, Going further with text.

Lesson 14

Integrating with Apple Pro Applications Creating a Lower Third for Final Cut Pro, Creating a DVD Motion Menu.

Lesson 15

Motion 2 Working in Float Space, Setting up float space, Open EXR, The Replicator, A New Way to Keyframe, New Filters and Generators, Working with MIDI Parameter Behaviours, Using Motion Menu Loop Point Markers.

Contact Information

For further information or to book please contact Chris Waddington:-

Tel: 01274 713416

e-mail: chris@planetdv.net

Course Subsidies

If you are working freelance or as a company in film, television, video, radio or interactive media then you may be eligible for a subsidy of up to 70% towards the cost of your training course.

Click here to open the list of companies offering subsidised funding for training. This offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offer, promotion or grant aided funding.