Elstree Film School - Apple Motion

Apple's amazing industry standard post production tools, Final Cut Studio comprises of Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5 and DVD Studio Pro 4. In the latest version of Final Cut Studio, these applications enjoy ever tighter integration and a host of innovations that help you work faster and collaborate more efficiently.

Considering all of the advancements made in the latest Final Cut Pro 7, there are now even more reasons why it is the first choice of professional editors and producers worldwide. Our Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Pro training courses offer a variety of ways to learn this incredibly powerful and versatile software suite and will give you the skills needed to work in a modern post production environment.

MOTION 4 IN DEPTH

Apple Motion is a powerful and intuitive application for creating motion graphics and visual effects in real time that is part of Apple's Final Cut Studio.

This course comprehensively covers working with Motion's real-time design engine and interface, including: behaviour-based animation, parameter behaviours, blend modes, particle system design, title animations, working with templates, chroma key techniques, masking, working with audio, keyframing, and Final Cut Studio integration.

As a further extension to our Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Studio courses, our Apple Motion course explores the power and versatility of Motion 4 in greater depth, ensuring that you gain the fullest mastery of this unique application.

Other courses in this series include: Final Cut Pro Introduction (1 day), Final Cut Pro Essentials (2 days), Final Cut Pro Complete (3 days), Final Cut Studio (2 days), DVD Studio Pro (1 day) and Apple Motion (2 days).

Duration: 2 days.

Location: Elstree Film School, 21st Century New Media Ltd, Elstree Film Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG. [Click here for a map]

Times: 10.00am to 4.30pm. For security reasons, further details are only provided upon booking.

Software Versions: All of our Adobe courses include lessons generic to both CS3 and CS4 versions of the Adobe suite: whichever version you use is covered in our courses. In addition, we also now preview the functionality of the new Adobe CS5 software. Our Apple training courses utilise the latest versions of Final Cut Studio HD (also known of as version 3 or FCS 2009).

Equipment: Our fully featured training room includes six top-of-the-range iMac computers configured to work in both Macintosh (OSX) and PC (Windows) modes, ensuring you the maximum familiarity with your chosen operating system.

Accommodation: Details of local accomodation can be found here.

Further assistance: Our FAQ help page contains the answers to many popular questions. Alternatively please call 0844 844 2428 to arrange to speak to our training manager.

COURSE CONTENT

Day 1

A Tour of Motion

• Getting to know the interface
• Shortcuts and Tools
• Importing Footage
• Setting the Play Range
• Temporal & Spacial Zooming
• Adding Layers
• Applying Behaviors
• Using the Motion Path Behaviors
• Applying Filters
• Soloing RAM Previews
• Freezing Tracks
• Deactivating Behaviors and Filters
• Rendering Saving & Autosave

Generators

• Applying Generators from the Library
• Working in the Inspector
• Working with Gradients
• Using Sliders and Image Wells

Groups, Layers and Blend Modes

• Building a Multi-Layered Composite
• Navigating the Layers Tab
• Filters and Behaviors in the Layers Tab
• Modifying Blend Modes
• Grouping and Collapsing

Creating Text Effects

• Creating & Formatting Text
• Working with Text Parameters
• Sequencing Text
• Animating Text on a Path

Using Templates

• Using Motion's Templates
• Accessing Template Elements
• Creating Your Own Templates
• Templates Interacting with Final Cut Pro

Keyframing

• Setting Keyframes Manually
• Recording Animation Shortcuts & modes
• Working with Keyframes in the Timeline
• Working in the Keyframe Editor
• Animating Filters with Keyframes

Day 2

The Third Dimension

• Converting from 2D to 3D
• Getting Around in 3D
• Arranging Layers with Depth
• Mixing 2D and 3D Layers
• Adding cameras and lights to a 3D scene
• 3D Texture Properties
• Working with Behaviors in 3D
• Understanding 'Z-space' and '2 ½' animation
• Setting up and using a multiview interface
• Using 3D scene icons and reference points
• Using camera and perspective views
• Using behaviors to animate a camera
• Understanding camera perspective
• Ambient, spot, point, and directional lights
• Placing new layers into a 3D scene

Particles and Parameter Behaviors

• Building Particles from a Movie, Graphic or Shape
• Refining a Particle System
• Adding Colour
• Changing Rotation, Spin & Scale
• Birth, Life & Death parameters
• Multiple Particles
• Emitter Shapes
• Modifying Particle Behaviors
• Particles in 3D Space
• Moving Particles with Simulation Behaviors
• Using Parameter Behaviors

The Replicator

• Replicating a Movie, Graphic or Shape
• Adjusting the Replicator Shape
• Modifying Columns, Rows and Ranks
• Applying the Sequence Replicator Behavior

Painting in Motion

• Basic Painting
• Write-on Effect
• Customizing Brushes
• Changing Stroke Properties over Life
• Creating 3D Effects with Paint Strokes

Keying, Mattes and Masks

• Keying a green screen
• Using the Primatte RT keyer
• Treating the Edges
• Creating a Garbage Matte
• Keyframing the Garbage Matte
• Rotoscoping with the B-spline Tool
• Masks and Image Masks

Tracking and Match move

• Tracking Defined
• Smoothing Footage
• Match move

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