How to Animate in After Effects - 5 Easy Steps
1.1K views · 2026-03-16
Motion Design
⬇️ Download a printable cheat sheet and poster to remember the 5 steps to creating an animation in After Effects: https://www.meganfriesth.com/freebies/5steps
🎓 Ready to really learn After Effects? My beginner course walks you through 7 real-world projects that build into an explainer animation: https://link.animationexplained.com/aeexplained4
If you’re intimidated by After Effects, you’re not alone. In this video, you’ll learn the mental model to create any animation. With these 5 simple steps, After Effects stops feeling mysterious.
In this video:
0:28 - Step 1
0:39 - Step 2
1:15 - Step 3
1:50 - Step 4
2:28 - Step 5
👀 Watch the first lesson from the course to create your first animation here: https://youtu.be/DKRi8qcq4Xo
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/
🎓 Ready to really learn After Effects? My beginner course walks you through 7 real-world projects that build into an explainer animation: https://link.animationexplained.com/aeexplained4
If you’re intimidated by After Effects, you’re not alone. In this video, you’ll learn the mental model to create any animation. With these 5 simple steps, After Effects stops feeling mysterious.
In this video:
0:28 - Step 1
0:39 - Step 2
1:15 - Step 3
1:50 - Step 4
2:28 - Step 5
👀 Watch the first lesson from the course to create your first animation here: https://youtu.be/DKRi8qcq4Xo
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/