Filmmaker's VFX Guide
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Visual Effects course for beginners and intermediate After Effects creators.
11/06/2021
Is After Effects good for beginner filmmakers?đ¤
âI'm a newbie, is After Effects for me?â
Never had a camera in your hand or never edited even the simplest of videos (you know - a few cuts, slap on a music and you're done)?
Then you're probably better off learning editing and shooting basics first.
đ´The rest of you are perfectly equipped for your new journey in After Effects.đ´
Knowing how to edit a really simple video in Premiere Pro or Final Cut is everything you need to get started.
A lot of things work the same way - we have cuts, transitions, layers etc. The difference is - in AE there is SO MUCH MORE youâre able to do.
Lots of my students were intimidated by AEâs interface at first. But as soon as they learned what all the buttons were for, they started creating amazing effects!
Btw. I thought I was a pretty fast learner, but then I noticed that few of the members started applying what theyâve learned a few weeks or even days since starting the course. ( .ignatowski , Iâm looking at you guys đ).
Of course the more experience you have both in video editing and in shooting videos the easier you can come up with use cases for After Effects in your projects.
And these are literally endless.
But if youâre new to video, donât let that discourage you - you can do just as well if you put enough effort in!
And yes, there will be an effort - no course, teacher or mentor will learn it for you.
You need to spend some time on trial and error to figure out what the program is really capable of - but thatâs the fun part!
VFX gives everyone a fair chance!
MANY of our members landed a project only because a client saw a video they posted in social media.
Good VFX (visual effects) are still very fresh in our clientsâ eyes.
That is why filmmakers who can do VFX usually get more interest from clients than filmmakers who donât.
Because itâs new. Itâs exciting.
Itâs better than a video of their competitor.
đ´Thatâs why theyâd rather contact a filmmaker with smaller experience but new ideas than a filmmaker who spent his whole life doing the job, but still shoots the same videos over and over.đ´
I remember when I shot a short video for the Citroen dealership. It was packed with VFX. Week later I got a call from the BMW dealership. They told me that they saw the video and wanted something similar. It was like a snowball effect.
Worth to mention that I was pretty new to the market at that time.
đBut what it all means to you:
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VFX is still a niche, so you can still attract many new customers
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It doesnât matter if you have or not a lot of experience in the video industry
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Also, it often means that you can dictate higher rates.
See?
VFX gives everyone a fair chance.
I just love it.đ
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Filmmakerâs VFX Guide
Hi there đ, my name is Jacek Adamczyk and I am a filmmaker and a VFX creator. I created an After Effects course dedicated for Filmmakers. đĽ
I create commercial videos, fly drones, edit and add visual effects. I created commercials for BMW and Citroen dealerships and many social campaigns for the city of GdaĹsk.
Few years ago I was just like you trying to figure out what I can do in After Effects to add extra value to my videos and earn more as a result.
I went through hundreds of hours of Youtube tutorials and experimenting by myself.
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