Stuck in a career rut? Struggling to level up your skills? You can change that starting now.
We are stoked to kick off our Spring 2024 registration with tons of opportunities for beginners to get started and for more experienced artists to up their game!
When you enroll in a School of Motion course, you don’t just watch instructional videos. You get:
- The industry’s best motion design training content, hands down.
- Valuable critiques on your homework from a professional artist.
- The support and connections of an incredible motion design community that lasts long beyond your time in class.
- A credential that let’s potential employers know you’ve completed a class with us.
This upcoming session, we’re dialing it up to 11 and are offering a limited number of unique opportunities for you to connect and learn from some of School of Motion’s awesome expert instructors.
Win a Portfolio Review
For starters, 20 lucky students will be getting free portfolio reviews from some of SOM’s best:
- EJ Hassenfratz will work with 10 students taking any 3D classes
- Joey Korenman will work with 10 students taking any 2D courses
This is a great chance to polish up your reel and put your best foot forward in the motion design job market.
Become the Teacher’s Pet
In addition, 10 students taking Cinema 4D Basecamp will get EJ (the course instructor) as their personal Teaching Assistant! You’ll be getting feedback on your homework projects right from the source.
Students will be chosen at random once registration closes on April 8. Don’t miss these incredible opportunities to make your learning experience even better!
Dive into real-time 3D with our Unreal Engine beginner's course by Jonathan Winbush. Master importing assets, world-building, animation, and cinematic sequences to create stunning 3D renders in no time! Perfect for motion designers ready to level up.
Explore this Course ➔Unlock the secrets of character design in this dynamic course! Explore shape language, anatomy rules, and motifs to craft animation-ready characters. Gain drawing tips, hacks, and Procreate mastery (or any drawing app). Ideal for artists seeking to elevate their craft.
Explore this Course ➔Elevate your freelance motion design career with our guide to client success. Master a repeatable method for finding, contacting, and landing clients. Learn to identify prospects, nurture leads, and develop a thriving freelance philosophy amidst chaos.
Explore this Course ➔Rev up your editing skills with After Effects! Learn to use it for everyday needs and craft dynamic templates (Mogrts) for smarter teamwork. You'll master creating animated graphics, removing unwanted elements, tracking graphics, and making customizable templates.
Explore this Course ➔Stand out with Demo Reel Dash! Learn to spotlight your best work and market your unique brand of magic. By the end, you'll have a brand new demo reel and a custom campaign to showcase yourself to an audience aligned with your career goals.
Explore this Course ➔Illuminate your 3D skills with Lights, Camera, Render! Dive deep into advanced Cinema 4D techniques with David Ariew. Master core cinematography skills, gain valuable assets, and learn tools and best practices to create stunning work that wows clients.
Explore this Course ➔Master After Effects at your own pace with Jake Bartlett's beginner course. Perfect for video editors, you'll learn to create stylish animated graphics, remove unwanted elements, and track graphics into shots. By the end, you'll be equipped for everyday AE needs and more.
Explore this Course ➔Revolutionize your Premiere workflow with customizable AE templates! Master creating dynamic Motion Graphics Templates (Mogrts) in After Effects to speed up your team's work. By the end, you'll craft easily-customizable templates for seamless use in Premiere Pro.
Explore this Course ➔Not sure where to start?
If you’re a beginner, here are some great courses to help you get started:
After Effects Kickstart
Dive into the fundamentals of motion design with our most popular (and recently updated) After Effects course.
Photoshop + Illustrator Unleashed
Master the basics of Photoshop and Illustrator and gain invaluable insights in this introductory level course.
Design Kickstart
An introduction to the design principles behind all great work.
More Advanced?
If you’re a more advanced student looking to up your game, here are some great options:
Animation Bootcamp
Learn the art and principles of creating beautiful movements in Adobe After Effects.
Design Bootcamp
Learn to design for motion in this intermediate-level, project-based course.
Cinema 4D Basecamp
Learn Cinema 4D from the ground up in this exciting introductory C4D course.
Now is the time to learn the skills you need to advance in your motion design career: