Advance your skills with our After Effects training, available in London or online.
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Advance your skills with our After Effects training, available in London or online.
Check out our reviews and discover why we’re your top-rated provider.
"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."
"Great knowledge by Neil, our course leader, always really in depth. Always happy to answer questions. Will be recommending to other colleagues"
"Neil was really friendly, knowledgable and helpful. The course material was also diverse and covered everything I wanted to learn about going in."
DeutscheBank
"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"
"Organisation, he was very knowledgable and explained things really well. if we had any questions he seemed to be able know the answers straight away"
"Explaining concisely so it's easy to understand for everyone."
Jamie Oliver
"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
"Good at providing constant help when stuck on areas"
Bloomsbury Publishing
"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
"Teaching and knowledge on the subject was really good I enjoyed what I learnt and I was engaged with everything."
"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
"Friendly teachers and environment, thought the descriptions of each level was good as well so intermediate was definitely correct choice."
The National Gallery
"Well structured day, clear and helpful instructions. Credit to Neil."
The National Gallery
"Neil was really great at going through the basics if we were struggling with anything and taking us step by step which was amazing. He went at a pace that was super easy to understand but also challenged me which is what I wanted."
Ocado
"Covered a wide range of topics in a short period with clear and concise examples. Easy to follow and plenty of useful tips throughout both days."
"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
"Everything was organised well. Staff are friendly and helpful. Lessons are great and just what I need"
The Perfume Shop
"Everyone was very friendly, welcoming and efficient. Ivan was very clear and articulate with his teaching. He was also very attentive with how we were getting on."
Influencer
"The sessions had a good pace, covered interesting topics and a good amount of breaks."
Cirium
"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
"Very welcoming and friendly. Really well put together course, it was engaging and the right length."
Technetix
"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."
"The course was well organised and the trainer was very knowledgable. Really enjoyed my time here at Media Training."
CAA Base
"The course was nicely organised. The trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful."
Wartsila
"Good environment and break out space - great structure to lessons with practical step by step instructions."
"Great at providing a good variety of examples, and a range of key uses."
WHSmith
"Excellent training course on a very complex software. trainer (tom) was really helpful and attentive."
National Education Union
"Very clear explanations. Delivered with enthusiasm that kept us engaged"
"Very effective trainer, with incredible ability to tailor to different individual levels of knowledge. We all learned so much."
Calex
"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
"It was a really nice course, the instructor, the vibe, the training centre were amazing, feeling ready to dive deeper into AE app and design cool stuff. thank you!"
"I've really enjoyed the 2 day course, the tutor is very knowledgeable and the lessons were easy to follow, also because the group was so small it was easy to get help from the tutor and answers to any questions. The class was fast paced so we could cover lots of areas and I've learnt new techniques."
Whistles
"Very knowledgable and lots of information. Really nice environment and location too"
National Theatre
"Great pacing of the day and time to take notes was good!"
Parkinson's UK
"Everyone was extremely welcoming upon arrival and were quick to support with any needs. The course itself was enjoyable and Tom was extremely insightful. He taught the content in a way that was easy to follow and digest, and was also supportive of any questions that we raised."
Aviva
"Good course pace and very thorough. Nice group size, so we had individual help if needed"
University College London
"Nice atmosphere, good technology, nice food, friendly staff, lots of nice options for tea/coffee as someone who is caffeine-free and uses soya milk, I thank you!"
CAFOD
"Really well organised and friendly, a lovely stress-free environment to learn in!"
Jwoo
"Ivan was an excellent and knowledgeable teacher who progressed through the course at the right pace to learn and consolidate lots of new ideas! I had a great time and learnt many new things"
Bloomsbury
"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
"Very informative and showed us useful tools we can now apply at work :). Thank you Ivan"
Mindshare
"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
"Went at a good pace, trainer was good at explaining, nice snack selection."
Little Dot Studios
"Iwan was really patient and kind, a really amazing tutor"
Little Dot Studios
"Great selection of notes, support, and able to answer questions. It's great we can take home our work as well"
Dock & Bay
"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
"Having good examples that we could walk through in depth and giving that sense of confidence when exploring the features of Ae"
Silverdoor
"Great trainers, location & lunch - 4th time I've used Media Training and always please with the course"
Action for Children
"Looking at the website I would like to do an advanced course but in the class room."
Trailfinders
"Excellent setup and environment, good class size, friendly and relaxed environment."
Kemosabe
"Neil was brilliant at demonstrating and explaining the many many areas and tools within After Effects, I was able to ask questions about real situations and experiences with the software and how my current workflow and practices can be improved. I have learnt a great deal that I am looking forward to applying within my role and also hopefully taking this new knowledge further with the helpful course exercise files received."
Beyond
"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
"The goal of the course and to touch every point and most useful techniques."
Little Dot Studios
"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
"Great learning environment, engaging staff, quality lunch and refreshments and professional setup."
Solent Group
"Good course, learned a lot and very relevant to the kind of work we do. Facilities were all great, and food and refreshments were also all really good. Trainer very good!"
Solent
"Lovely location, great instructor and course, nice food and refreshments (preferred the buffet on the Friday)."
Kidney Care UK
"The facilities are faultless and make the days a very comfortable learning experience."
M&G Investments
"I found the course run by Ivan really inspiring, he was very knowledgeable and helpful on many occasions, a fantastic teacher that offers a wealth of experience. The course itself offers a wide range of techniques which were really beneficial for my self, knowing I can use these skills going forward, to help improve my own abilities within After Effects. I'd urge anyone interested in After Effect to consider this course, highly recommended."
Twelve
"Iwan was a very good and patient teacher and the facilities are very nice."
DMG Media
"Very good at explaining everything in detail, and slowing down when struggling with aspects of the course."
Formula 1
"Very nice environment and people. Course was at a good pace and didn't feel too overloaded or not satisfied with the amount of things we covered."
Altadicta
"Ivan was excellent, very knowledgable and happy to help - thank you"
Everyman
"Very good pacing. responded to queries even if simple. reallly knowledgable tutor, who took him time to understand the need of our business and how software could help enhance what we do"
DWP
"Overall, the course gave us plenty of great ideas and practical tips to take away. The trainer was professional and very knowledgeable."
Department for Work and Pensions
"Very good at explaining things and correcting issues if we went wrong, as well as tailoring the course to the groups requirements"
WK360
"Course information was delivered at a great pace, easy to follow. All examples were relevant and easy to understand to utilise at my workplace."
Specsavers
"Knowledgable trainer, great location and facilities and friendly staff working"
Simply Business
"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
"Straight forward, easy to understand and pick up, great help if i had any issue. Great calm atmosphere"
BI Worldwide
"Neil was brilliant and thorough. Answered a lot of questions even before being asked - super useful with explaining why things do what they do!"
Nurture Brands Ltd
"I really enjoyed the course. It was very useful, Neil was really knowledgable and helpful, the location and building were really nice, and lunch was really great"
Eurostar
"Very clear explanations, approachable trainers, good group sizes"
Brandon Consultants
"Staff within the media training centre were very friendly as well as on top of their game! Everything was tidied and clean. Lunch was also lovely and the staff very welcoming."
Digeoproductions
"Jason was a great teacher, patience, friendly and really knowledgeable about After Effects. I love the space/office and the set up for the days were well structured and allowed a good balance between learning and breaks. Would defo recommend the course to others."
ESPN
"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 was an excellent teacher, very understanding and patient. Thank you!"
ZOÉ LU GmbH
"Great variety of knowledge, learning different techniques within the software. good course structure and notification of the schedule."
JBA Consulting
"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
"Leading an interesting course, being accomodating with errors in the learning process and being knowledgeable enough to help solve the issues as hand."
UKRI
"Really helping out when stuck, explaining in detail what it is we're doing and what it actually means. Great place to train in, lovely environment. A really good experience."
MHR
"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
"The environment was great, the class sizes, and the extra assets to take away."
Plus 1 Communications
"Relevant work that I can apply to my work! thank you!"
Paradise London Agency
"I think there was a good flow to the different topics being taught - there were related to the next and it slowly prepared us for the later videos. Overall very satisfied as it helped me understand how to simplify the way i work"
WANO
"The trainer was very engaging and helpful towards all the trainees and kept at a good pace that everyone could follow, highly recommend. The course itself covered a lot of different techniques that can help save so much time in using the software."
Kindred Agency
"Giving clear guidance and help with the course examples. very friendly environment"
Free The Birds
"Everything was very clear and not too overwhelming - really fun tasks"
Plus 1 Communications
"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
"Neil used great analogies which made it so much easier to understand! Everything was great, I really enjoyed myself, the setup was perfect, I've learnt lots and I found it really fun. P.S. the lunch was delish:) would deffo come back"
Butlin's
"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
"Really helpful way of learning, took a lot in and manage to fit a lot in the 2 days - thank you so much!"
BBC
"Really good tutor, very knowledgeable, overall really great."
Center Parcs
"Slow and steady training ensuring each area was complete before moving on"
Spotlight Sports Group