From complete beginners to confident designers in 2 days.
Our After Effects Intro is rated 9.7 out of 10 across more than 2,200+ reviews, with expert-led sessions in small groups of up to eight — available in London or live online. 99.6% of attendees would recommend it.
From complete beginners to confident designers in 2 days.
Our After Effects Intro is rated 9.7 out of 10 across more than 2,200+ reviews, with expert-led sessions in small groups of up to eight — available in London or live online. 99.6% of attendees would recommend it.
"Explaining things thoroughly and making sure we all understood what was going on before moving ahead."
Substance Global
"Easy to follow step by step course, Tom was very insightful and took the time to explain everything."
AAT
"Very knowledgable and helpful, showing good examples and changing content, exmaples and requests to us on the fly based on our very specific requests. It was very useful for us and really helpful with teaching us many different types of tools and tips and subjects across After Effects. Thanks a lot! Hope to see you again! :-)"
"Tom was very insightful and easy to follow. Great course and can't wait to apply it to real life."
AAT
"Foundations, applying the course to the real world. Great exampples. Thorough knowledge and well taught."
" In depth explaining and going through things along with answering questions and making sure everyone was on the same page."
"The F2F training was great! The room set up and class size was perfect - everyone was listened to and helped when needed. It was very inclusive of everyone's skill level. Neil was very welcoming and accommodating - and clearly a lovely person which helps."
PHINIA
"Really great at explaining everything in depth, I especially valued the explanation of physics behind a lot of animation."
Beresfords
"Very good at explaining things in detail and taking his time to remind and refresh us when needed. It was very thorough and useful."
"Really good for beginners with clear instructions for all the basics! I feel I now really understand the core aspects of After Effects and am a lot more confident moving forward with more advanced elements."
Ogilvy
"Great at starting from basics and working up, building on ideas gradually so there's understanding at every level"
Caliber
"- Demonstrations easy to follow - Lots of opportunities for questions - Great introduction for first time user - Very engaging and friendly environment"
"Super helpful. Really went into the why something works the way it does aswell as just showing us. Giving us a lot of important context for the tools."
"The instructor was very enthusiastic and engaging making the course easy to follow and understand which is crucial especially in an online course. Very knowledgable as well, encouraging us to ask questions while at the same time being fully equipped to answer them."
Audere Ltd
"Excellent teaching, it made me understand a lot more about After Effects."
MediaTraining
"Really enjoy the course here, this was my second I attended. The staff at the centre were super friendly, the trainer was really knowledgable and helpful and covered a lot of detail in a short period of time. I left having learned more than I thought I would! Thanks so much!"
Allwyn UK
"Instructor was excellent. Very knowledgable and explained everything clearly. Very satisfied with the training experience"
King's College London
"Ben was great, easy to follow, engaging, really enjoyable useful course. Easiest meet and greet process ever. Assigning a table for each course on the day while everyone's arriving is a really nice touch."
Lloyds Banking Group
"Really patient, and super helpful with any questions, no matter how random. Super knowledgable"
FCDO
"Our teacher Ben was very organised and professional. He spoke clearly and presented the material in a way that was easy and manageable to digest. He was very patient and attentive in terms of explaining anything that we needed help with."
DCMS
"Everything. Very welcoming centre. Ivan was brilliant, very good a explaining evrything including reasons why to do certain things or not. Lunch was lovely."
METROVILLE MEDIA
"Neil was very friendly, approachable and knowledge"
Department for Work and Pensions
"Great explanations of everything, very hands on, very helpful with any mistakes that arose."
Immediate Media Co.
"Absolutely excellent course. Very knowledgeable, approachable and interesting instructor - really appreciated all of his encouragement and knowledge. Excellently-designed course and I really enjoyed the full 2 days, coming away with a very good knowledge of using After Effects - thank you so much! Additionally, great atmosphere and very welcoming staff with fantastic facilities - thank you!"
Immediate Media
"Ivan was amazing. Very knowledgeable, patient and good at explaining things. We covered such a huge breadth of topics and I'm really pleased to be going away having tried my hand at a variety of different animations. Thank you so much"
"Iwan was a really clear, personable and approachable trainer and always made sure to make time to ensure everyone was up to speed. It was all at a good level for a beginner like me too. Really enjoyed the training, thank you!"
Immediate Media
"Iwan was an incredible trainer – generous with his knowledge and his spirit, no question too small, always happy to go repeat things to make sure we all kept up!"
Immediate Media
"The whole set up was amazing. Very comfortable settings and super helpful staff. the technical aspects was just perfect and the trainer was willing to adjust the level up and down based on need."
Equinor
"Easy to follow along, great examples and learnt the basics to feel confident."
Financial Times
"Course content was really extensive and the trainer was really clear and patient. Trainer also talked about theory behind concepts and not just the practical side of the software which was really valuable. Environment was perfect."
"Excellent training course on a very complex software. trainer (tom) was really helpful and attentive."
National Education Union
"The centre, staff, trainer, food and facilities are fantastic. I learn't a lot on the course, so super excited to utilise the learnings"
"The course was well structured and paced. Iwan was very helpful and knowledgable, providing great examples and answering all questions. The environment was well set-up for the course, and any technical issue were resolved very quickly by the team. Everyone was friendly, welcoming and made you feel at ease with the learning."
"Great examples and check ins with us making sure we were understanding what we were being taught"
NCSC
"Lots of good information - knowing the shortcuts and all the techniques. Being able to give an example and have them break it down and figure out how it works"
AKA
"Relaxed and friendly learning environment, well tailored to our needs, adapted to teaching us about our (shared on the day examples) really quickly!"
Aka
"Ivan was helpful, knowledgable, patient and supportive - I've left the session much more knowledgable than I came in. The centre is clean, the team are lovely, and the food was great."
EY Studio+
"Trainer was knowledgeable and motivating throughout, helping with ad-hoc queries and patient when something hadn't gone quite as expected! Covered a broad range of things over the 2-days and lots of handy advice/shortcuts and tips given which is helpful."
"Everything was very well put together, the course and trainer were excellent and i feel as though i learned a lot. You were good at making sure course materials were ready to go and were happy to go off course to show us something you thought could be of benefit."
Computacenter
"Amazing, and clear instruction. Would have appreciated the documentation before to follow more easily. Helped everyone greatly."
guardian
"It was really excellent as a beginner's course and really helpful!"
The Guardian
"Explaining everything throughly while making sure everyone was understanding everything"
Help for Heroes
"Actually doing the project live with the trainer, helped pick up any mistakes that outside of this I would not have known I was making"
Help for Heroes
"The training was fantastic, really easy to follow and well structured."
Immediate Media
"Iwan was a brilliant teacher we all really enjoyed the course and learnt alot"
Selfridges
"Iwan was incredible, so patient and really easy to understand. Would love to do more courses with him"
Selfridges
"Teacher was absolutely lovely, very helpful, thorough and very skilled and patient. Facilities lovely, nice location and all staff on site welcoming and friendly. Would definitely come for another course, Iwan was great."
Selfridges
"The materials provided were effective in the way they able to be used. The teaching was beneficial and helped teach may shortcuts and basics."
RAF Odiham
"Iwan tailored the course to our needs and questions, adding in 3D effects skills when we had time leftover"
UKTV
"Trainer was exceptional at teaching this course- clear and very helpful!"
Financial Times
"I found the examples we worked with really useful. I think they contextualised the lesson really easily and I am glad that we have them to go back to if I need to remind myself in the future. Iwan paced the days well and was very helpful whenever anyone was stuck on something. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who needed to learn AE."
ITAA Ltd.
"Trainer was incredibly knowledgeable and warm. No question was too silly! I've finished the course feeling like my After Effect skills have vastly improved. Thanks Iwan!"
Bill's Restaurant
"Completing the assignments and following the guidances, more to practice and experiment:)"
EssenceMediacom
"Very organised course with great projects laid out that I was keen to learn."
IOGP
"Excellent and very patient trainer! Good location. Very clean facilities."
Silk Pearce
"Showing how to do things in multiple ways i.e. showing a menu method and a shortcut/hotkey method of performing the same task."
Make Believe Ideas
"The instructor was patient and very well knowledgable. His examples and the animations we learnt are great as a foundation to the application."
Loaf
"Calming presence, great resource files and tutorials were easily to follow along too. Iwan was extremely helpful!"
Wickes
"Great pace of training and lots of good content covered. Always happy to answer questions."
Wickes
"Explaining the application from the start. Good teaching"
John Lewis Partnership
"The trainer was knowledgeable, the content was tailored to our needs, the trainer was able to answer all the answers, adjust the speed of the training, so perfect."
Amazon
"Clean facilities, friendly staff, small class size with lots of personal attention from instructor. :)"
UEL
"Such good examples and really good practical applications given."
Crown Prosecution Service
"The pace of the class, variety of skills learnt. Patience of the Iwan. Lunch was also delish, and I really appreciated the few coffee and snacks."
Lloyds Banking Group
"Provided good amount of information to help us get started :) Thank you!"
Mindshare
"Lovely lunch and snacks, and a really great instructor! really knowledgable and made everyone feel at ease!"
Atomized Studios
"Good examples with very clear instrcution and a good pacie to the instruction"
NPC Films Ltd
"The setting up and getting started on the course was very easy and smooth."
Tate
"Clear examples and easy to follow guides. Having course material that could be downloaded before the course started made it easy to follow along."
RSPCA
"It was well paced, with breaks. Jason explained everything thoroughly and went through it with a demo and then talked us through practically which I appreciated. Jason made everything seem simple and it was easy to understand."
Woodgreen Pets Charity
"Jason was extremely clear and very patient with people that may not understand it the first time."
The Grange Festival
"All the exercises were well set up and useful! the teacher was great. very knowledgeable and encouraging"
Global Witness
"Iwan was a fantastic instructor who made the course very accessible and easy to follow along with. I think the learning material was very engaging and the way the cause was setup to allow us to work along with the instructor made it enjoyable and an effective."
OLIVER
"Very good at explaining things and correcting issues if we went wrong, as well as tailoring the course to the groups requirements"
WK360
"Very knowledgeable and helpful. No issues if someone got stuck or things needed repeating multiple times. Felt very safe and was a very open environment. Highly recommend."
The Perfume Shop
"Really good at the step by step process. Can be a bit of a chore watching tutorials when starting out on software and don't take in as much info. The course was super practical and helps you retain info a lot better than just sitting behind a screen watching a video."
Momentum WW
"Great trainer with excellent knowledge and examples. Good pacing; felt like I learned an enormous amount in a short time."
Breast Cancer Now
"I really enjoyed the course, and don't really have anything to suggest to improve on, Iwan was extremely friendly and knowledgable, and went round the group to ensure everyone was following. It was a really lovely environment to learn, I felt at ease throughout and confident I could ask questions or go back a step I wasn't sure on. I liked how personal the groups were, it didn't feel intimidating at all. The whole centre is really well looked after, and all staff are very friendly and welcoming. Was impressed with how clean and equipped it is. The food and refreshments were also really enjoyable! Thank you!"
Soley Creative
"Very friendly, knowledgeable trainer and attentive to our individual needs. I learnt a lot more than I thought I would and now feel confident making basic animations."
Penguin Random House
"I really enjoyed the class, all as expected probably more than that. Iwan made it so simple and practical to learn the software. Perfect Introduction class. I defiantly recommend Media training to learn any kind of software training they are giving."
Breckon & Breckon
"Very clear explanations, approachable trainers, good group sizes"
Brandon Consultants
"Being friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and making everyone feel like they belong here :)"
Bonhams
"A lovely working environment and location. I learn't a lot of new information about After Effects."
Bonhams
"Friendly and approachable, could learn at own pace and good individual help"
ESPN
"Iwan was very knowledgable and support. Was always happy to run through steps more than once and was patient until we understood. All questions answered well too."
ESPN
"Very good course to be hands on with instructor in terms of adapting to your course. Lots of breaks and snacks!"
Michael O'Mara Books Limited
"Neil was very patient with clear instructions and extremely helpful!"
Christie & Co
"Easy to find, well organised and a great course. Everything was easy to use and lets of ways to take notes"
News UK
"Very informative and accommodating for all user types and desired outcomes. I appreciated the integration and explanation of the course alongside other programs. Neil was very fun and brouht alot of energy and enthusiasm"
REALISE
"Iwan is very knowledgable and always happy to help with any questions and queries. This made it easy to learn and follow through the course"
Bonhams
"Instructor showed great patience and kept everyone up to speed. Food, loos and overall environment was all great."
Bonhams
"Good overall service, nice trainer who was helpful and the centre was nice."
ESPN
"Tom was extremely knowledgable, friendly and helpful! The staff were all welcoming too!"
ESPN
"Ivan is an awesome teacher, friendly, approachable and knowledgable, really enjoyed the course, 2 days well spent."
Compare the market
"Very good and informative. I feel it gave me really good basis. Good vibe all around :)"
Comparethemarket
"Great relaxed but focussed course. Small groups made it easy to follow and although a lot of info easy to digest. Thanks!"
Compare the Market
"The teacher was great and knowledgeable, taught it in a really good way"
Peoples Partnership
"The trainer was great at establishing everyone's goals at the start of the course so as well as gaining overall knowledge I was able to learn the specific items that I wanted to learn."
Self Funded
"Reception / information prior to the event and the hospitality. Course trainer was extremely helpful, patient."
Aiimi
"Covered loads! Great set up with the screens. Nice small screen. Good amount of breaks/refreshments. Thanks!"
Adexchange Media Ltd
"Very good courses, knowledgeable and v helpful trainer- he went the extra mile, and answered qs and taught some advanced elements on request and was v patient, also good facilities, good staff"
ActionAid UK
"Very thorough, easy to understand lessons, helpful and supportive trainer"
Penguin Random House
"Tailoring parts of the course to suit the individuals taking it and the specific questions they had. Was a really helpful course overall, covers all the fundamentals in detail and I now understand the "why" behind the actions."
1HQ
"Instructor very friendly and willing to help out with specific questions/issues"
GDST
"Covering basics with good explanations, good pacing and trainer was very accommodating."
M&G Investments
"Room sizes and proximity to trainer was excellent, easy to ask for help without disrupting the class much. Trainer was incredibly patient. Really helped that we spent time talking through the basics before jumping in at the deep end. This was a million times better than a course I did elsewhere, thank you!"
Imperial College London
"Our trainer Ivan was extremely knowledgable in his field as well having a great sense of compassion and patients which each one of us in the class. i felt like I had learn't more than I expected to in the two day duration and would recommend to anyone for these services"
Paragon
"Excellent trainer, went at a really good pace and I learned a lot more than I thought I would for an introduction course."
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
"Very friendly, very welcoming and offered a super relaxed environment. Training was very appropriate, and was really appreciative of going over the mistakes which I made. really emboldened my confidence using the UI"
DWP
"Very knowledgeable trainer. Excellent lunch. Great that the trainer had prepared materials in advanced which gave us a headstart."
Department for Work and Pensions
"I really appreciate the time and personality of the trainer. He made it a very enjoyable session and gave me time to experiment and play with the software"
Highlight Games
"Really great course, so much covered in such a short time."
Brewers / Wallpaperdirect
"Comprehensive course that cover the basics of Ae. good place to start."
Ci GRoup
"Small class size meant ability to get immediate feedback and help from the teacher. Excellent course, would recommend."
Anthropologie
"The whole experience has been really great. I got a lot from it and thought it was fantastically run, a great group and a positive feeling for the whole 2 days. I'll def be back! Thank you. Great course instructor!"
ORT UK
"Very good at explaining! It was a nice 2 day course! Lovely trainer and lovely environment!"
Wallpaperdirect
"Loved the class size, Trainer was very patient and knowledgeable, course was comprehensive, food was great."
The 4OC Ltd
"The course trainer tailored our course to our specific requirements & explained all of the processes with clear detail & communication"
Anthropologie EU
"Breaking things down to make it easy to digest and understand while being patient."
Lloyds Banking Group
"Good pacing, great trainer, simple no-faff set up for the computers, very applicable working examples"
Lloyds Banking Group
"Instructor was very knowledgeable and shared relevant examples."
Northeastern University London
"Lunch was great, and Jase was a great trainer, very knowledgable."
Elliot Rusbridge
"Explained things in detail and checked in if unsure on anything"
Penguin Random House UK
"Very friendly approachable and answered all questions and spoke clearly and was happy to ask questions."
NA
"Very clear and useful guidance in a wonderful setting"
Expectation Entertainment
"Was at a very good pace for beginners, without being too slow! Course leader was patient and friendly, & was happy to help with any issues as well as answer any questions we had."
Harrods
"Very deep knowledge on subject area - friendly and welcoming staff."
The Hurlingham Club
"Creating an environment where you can ask questions along the way"
The White Company
"Explaining in methodical detail, speedy shortcuts and listened to exactly what we were after! thanks so much !!!"
The White company
"The course was great and Tom was very knowledgeable and had an answer for all our queries and he made the course relevant for us and how we can use it for the company."
The White Company
"Fantastic trainer - friendly and clear instructions - patient with individual attention - i have learnt a lot and very much enjoyed it!"
Alexandra von schelling
"Very good pace of course. The provided notebooks and pens were extremely useful. The course as a whole was incredibly well organised."
Harrods
"I really loved the structure of the programme as it was really clear. I liked that we learnt how to use basic functions on simple shapes and then applied this to images, footage and text to build an animation."
Nesta
"Very good use of time, tutor was very thorough, didn't leave any questions unanswered"
NatCen
"Very knowledgable and personable trainer. Passionate, articulate and clear"
N/a
"The training was great, very engaging, very hands-on learning"
Penguin Random House
"Passing across information in an easily digestable way. Very friendly and approachable staff."
Trekitt
"Overall I thought this was a great intro training and has given me tools that I can now go away and practice to become more efficient in after effects."
L'Oreal
"Very well maintained centre, excellent trainer and very good course in general. I really enjoyed it."
INTERPOL
"The communication was great from the training team and everyone else. I liked how the trainer was patient with us and made sure to check if we were doing okay with any specific task we were being shown. Overall a good training experience and I feel like I've learnt a good amount of beginner skills to help me move forward in my career. Thank you all so much :)"
Digeo Productions
"Good communication, friendly, good at tailoring info to specific needs."
Tuesdays Child
"The course was really well delivered. Great hands on examples, technical things explained well. Lunch and refreshments also very good, everybody friendly and helpful. 10/10 across the board from me."
UK Space Agency
"Had a mix of mac and PCs. Neil was great at answering questions and showed us extra intermediate things if we asked."
Age UK
"Excellent tutor, excellent class size, very good teaching content."
Heyne Tillet Steel
"Friendly, informative, breaks to make sure you're staying engaged"
The School of Life
"The training course was very enjoyable and at a good pace. It wasn't rushed and gave me time to absorb the information. The food was great too – healthy and a good choice for vegetarians/vegans."
Ingenious Design Ltd
"The pace was perfect, I never got lost or struggled to keep up - showed us how to do a wide range of things"
Mander Portman Woodward
"Knowledgeable trainer, great at explaining and demonstrating key areas of the program"
8build
"Really good explanation of the topic and great pace. Nice team."
Regency Creative
"Really good communication and explains multiple ways to do something."
MailOnline
"I had a great experience in consolidating foundational knowledge aswell as developing new and improved skills sets. Thank you Tom you're a great teacher, all the best!"
Matthew MacLeod
"Clear instructions, helpful, kind, interesting, good teacher, easy understandable"
MailOnline
"Even though I am a complete beginner, I was treated with patience and was encouraged throughout."
Bayes Business School
"Good set up and motion examples. Great lunch and snack choices."
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
"Very good hosts, I arrived early and was made to feel very comfortable whilst hanging around before my course."
Westmill Foods
"Very friendly, lovely building, good facilities and excellent trainer."
The Power of Nutrition
"Loved the course, great intro for after effects - can't wait to put the techniques into practice!"
International Bar Association
"Staff we friendly. Food and utilities were great. The trainer was very knowledgeable and instructed the course very well."
Pearl & Dean
"Friendly staff, Neil was very helpful and good at explaining. Caters to the different skill levels of individuals."
Workplace Futures Group
"Great balance of sat listening/watching and engaging with the software. A safe environment to ask questions with tutor being very approachable."
V&A Museum
"Fantastic at talking us through the basics and giving us a good base knowledge to build on."
EasyJet holidays
"Went through all aspects of the course thoroughly and answered any questions we had."
8build Ltd
"The breakdown and clear step by step walk through of the application. Felt comfortable to ask questions, and everything on the course was helpful and clear."
8build Ltd
"Going everything through stages and at everyones pace so everyone understood everything."
Drew McPherson
"Very organised, friendly and supportive teacher and comprehensive course. Was great that all the folders and files were already set up for us so it was easy to navigate."
University of London
"Great delivery, very patient, great examples, Iwan was very attentive and supportive"
University of London
"Clear communication and pace of learning. clear direction on the applications and flexibility of subject matter to align to our design needs."
American Express Global Business Travel
"Very accommodating staff, great facilities and a really engaging trainer. Looking forward to the next one."
PwC
"Very knowledgeable and very approachable when finding a task difficult. Very friendly staff. Superb choice of food."
Applied Measurements
"Great in person training, very useful for what I need. Trainer asked about experience and what we wanted skills for to make sure it was relevant sills taught that we were after."
Pinch of Nom
"Excellent trainer - friendly and patient, which made the 2 days enjoyable. Very knowledgeable, I've learned so much, so thank you!"
H&H Reeds
"The team and Iwan were great, felt very looked after while here and learnt loads. The course was really well structured and I definitely feel like I have built the skills to make things in After Effects! We covered how to make them but also how to make them well, which was so helpful."
Michael O'Mara Books
"Excellent course - the trainer ran through tasks at a good pace so I felt I could keep up with everything. Would definitely like to come back for the intermediate course next!"
Netcel
"Very insightful course, full of all the fundamentals of After Effects."
Gap Inc.
"Course was easy to understand and simple enough to follow, but with lots of detail, would come back!"
Cedar Communications
"Food was 10/10, trainer was amazing, very attentive and answered all my questions. The offices are wonderful and well maintained. I will be coming back for more training in the near future."
Acas
"Great course, really knowledgeable instructor and some great examples. Felt like I came away with a really solid basis of AE - thanks!"
UKTV
"Getting across a lot of detail in just two days in a clear and effective way that appealed to students from different job descriptions."
Arena One
"Well organsied, well planned sessions, really friendly, very professional, Highly recommend. Iwan was a brilliant and friendly teacher who was happy to help if needed support."
Serenity Digital
"A very well organised 2 days packed with all the relevant information to be able to get started with After Effects with the basics and feeling comfortable doing so. Really good at being patient with any questions or struggles during the day. Lovely staff, all very welcoming and great lunch :)"
M&G Investments
"Very knowledgeable and helpful trainer. A very informative course."
Govia Thameslink Railway
"Everything was amazing! Neil is a legend :) So informative about every detail and question. Fun illustrations and diagrams throughout helped explain and keep the learning engaging and exciting. Thankyou so much"
TK Maxx
"Really nice pace and helpful tutor, who was very happy to help at any stage."
University College London
"Great level of detail and very handy tips and tricks in Adobe After Effects."
UCL
"Course was well prepared, and our tutor was extremely patient and in depth with teaching us the basics."
Little Dot Studios
"Everyone was super friendly, the office is in a great location and the refreshments and facilities are amazing. During the training, Iwan was very patient and helpful and took time to help us figure out problems and solve them ourselves."
National Crime Agency
"Very patient and knowledgeable - happy to use real life examples from our business and make them more relevant to us. Very enjoyable two days and we've learnt a lot!"
Butlin's, Bourne Leisure
"Tom was patient and understanding of our level of knowledge, tailored the session to how After Effects might be applicable for us which was very useful. Gained a lot of new knowledge, came in knowing nothing about After Effects and leaving with confidence - great course!"
Butlins/Bourne Leisure
"The course was excellent and so in depth, really got an understanding for the inner workings of the programme so that I feel confident in it rather than only showing how to do one or two things. The staff in the centre were great and very helpful - Neil was a great instructor"
Family Fund
"Effective clear guide through the programme, engaging and happy to help when someone needed help."
Sainsburys
"Everything was excellent! The trainer was brilliant! Full of knowledge and explained everything really clearly throughout the two days. Would definitely recommend the course and the trainer."
Sainsbury's
"It was so well-organised, and the teacher was really patient and kind. I was thoroughly impressed and so happy with what I learned. Thank you!"
Racecourse Media Group