Adobe After Effects Workshop...

The General Interface:

Tip: If a panel is closed by accident, go to Workspace > Reset 'Standard':

- To create a new composition:



- Setting up the Composition:

Choose the Preset: (PAL is the UK video standard - 25 frames per second)


- The updated interface:

- Add a new layer instead of Importing prepared assets:

- Select Solid to make a shape:

- 100 pixels by 100 pixels

- Layer appears in left hand panel:

- Moving the layer timeline, means this layer will appear later on in the composition rather than at the beginning.

And this is what I created in my first session:

First After Effects Session from Gemma Byrne on Vimeo.