Book Review of After Effects Apprentice

After Effects Apprentice; Real-World Skills for the Aspiring Motion Graphics Artist by Trish and Chris Meyer

2^nd Edition Version CS4

Includes DVD Tutorial

Published by Focal Press

321 Pages

12 Chapters

Everything you need to know to get up to speed with After Effects by two authors who have made their careers mastering these skills. Trish and Chris Meyer have authored other books on the subject as well including Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects and After Effects in Production.

After Effects Apprentice is an introductory textbook that covers everything you need to know to communicate visually including basic animation, manipulating keyframes, grouping  layers, mattes and masks, motion graphics, 3D, titles, rendering,  and working with special effects. The book uses practical exercises designed to teach you by doing.

Add this one to your VFX success library. Available on Amazon.