Course syllabusApril 2021

Motion Design

Creative education for the real world

FramestoreIndustry partner

Early

Bird offer

Why should I master motion design?Think about it. Motion design is everywhere. That slick intro before the movie starts. The explainer video on YouTube. Memorable TV commercials and on websites and mobile enhancing your user experience.

Combining graphic design, illustration, animation and storytelling, it’s a fun and rewarding way to put your creativity into practice.

So many sectors are crying out for motion designers, so this could be your passport to more clients, a new role, or even a new industry.

Laurie Rowan

Course mentor

Josh Wright Created student

How does it work?Online

This course is all online, so you can learn anywhere, anytime. You’ll get access to a virtual platform with 8-10 hours worth of classes, videos and resources every week. Work your way through on a desktop or on your phone in bed: either works for us!

Meet and collaborate with other students and design pros through live-streamed events, workshops and industry talks.

Real briefsGain real-world experience and pack your portfolio with stand-out projects. You’ll be working on briefs from major studios and brands.

Each brief is commercially focused, teaches you different skills and get you behind the scenes access to industry ways of working. You’ll also get expert feedback on every project.

MentoringYou’ll have your own Motion Design mentor. They’re professionals at the top of their game, with clients like Disney, Google Creative Labs and Nike.

Pick their brains in 1-2-1 remote sessions throughout the course to get feedback, project help and career guidance.

CoachingSet goals and smash them with your own performance coach. They’ll support your personal development and help you build skills like time management, communication and self-confidence.

Chat through your plans in 1-2-1 remote sessions throughout the course.

CommunityWhen you enrol, you join a tribe of creatives. You’ll form connections and collaborate on your best work yet.

What’s more, you won’t ever feel disconnected; the conversation never stops on Slack, our communication platform of choice.

Desktop or mobile

What will I learn?All the skills required to get hired and future-proof your career, in just nine months.

Block 1 – Pre-productionGreat motion graphics don’t appear by magic. Prep like a pro from the get go.

Learn to generate your best ideas and fresh conceptsUnderstand how to research and develop inspiring moodboards Make compelling storyboards and styleframes Design winning pitch decks Reactivate your knowledge of fundamental design principles

Block 2 – After Effects

Unlock the world of 2D animation

Understand the AE interface and terminologyGet started with animation basicsGet to grips with paths, rigging, rendering and exportingExplore typographic motion and kinetic textLearn to work with assets, layers, masks, audio, expressions and pluginsDiscover basic workflowsBring your storyboard to life in an animatic

Block 3 – Cinema 4D

Journey into 3D motion design

Grasp and navigate C4D’s interfaceLearn to model and animateLearn to use cameras and lightingExplore textures and materialsMeet Mograph - C4D’s powerful animation feature

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Block 5 – The Director’s briefMeet former Motion Design Director at ETC, George Dyson. In this brief, you won’t produce just one piece of motion, but an entire ten day Instagram campaign. Learn to not only strategise content, but create efficiently and at scale. You music fans by the way are gonna love this one...

Block 4 – Framestore briefWelcome to your first industry brief set by legendary studio, Framestore. Famed for their Oscar winning VFX, post production and animations, you’ll work solo on a pitch deck for an HD title sequence, then execute your styleframes in teams. Learn what it takes to sell your idea and what collaboration looks like at the highest level.

Block 6 – Net-A-Porter UX briefOnline fashion heavyweight YOOX Net-A-Porter will set a powerhouse of a brief - a marriage of the two hottest skills, UX and Motion Design. You’ll create an onboarding animation for their new app, guiding the user on how to navigate the platform whilst championing YNAP’s luxurious and slick brand spirit.

Block 7 – Mainframe X Glug briefTwo giants come together for your final challenge. Acclaimed studio Mainframe will get you developing content for the “Protest by Design” series. This is a campaign advocated by creative events organisation, Glug. As it’s a live brief, the exact topic will be determined closer to the event!

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Is it for me?If you’re comfortable using PhotoShop, InDesign and Illustrator, but have never opened up After Effects or Cinema 4D, you can do this course.

Or, if you’re self-taught in AE or C4D using YouTube, but you’re craving that level of professionalism and confidence you can’t get off the internet, this course is your jam.

If you’re working or studying, don’t worry, you can fit Motion Design Professional around your schedule. We know how frustrating it is, scouring the web for tutorials on the job, wondering half the time if you’re on the right track.

Save yourself the headache and just learn the good stuff, in only 8-10 hours a week.

Nick KeebleCreated student

What do I need?You’ll need to provide your own hardware and software licenses for PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator and After Effects.

We’ve got you covered for Cinema 4D though! We provide a free license for you from Block 3 of the course.

Josh WrightCreated student

How much does it cost?Pay in instalments or in full

Monthly

£5,000

£4,000

One hit

£4,750

£3,750

Nine monthly payments£250 deposit, then even

monthly payments. £5,000 £4,000 total.

Your easiest, cheapest option£250 deposit, then the rest 14 days

before course start date. £4,750 £3,750 total.

Mainframe

Industry partner

Early

Bird offer Early Bird offer

Ready to roll?

Will you be one of our handful of lucky students?

Apply now to book your interview with Kim, our Admissions Director and secure your place.

Got questions? Email: kim@created.academy Call or text: +44 (0) 7731 929 742

MainframeIndustry partner

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