Text animation doesn’t have to be complicated. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to animate text in After Effects like a pro using Text Animators — plus a powerful trick using nulls to make the animation buttery smooth. You’ll learn how to: ✔ Use Text Animators the RIGHT way ✔ Control animation speed + flow with Null Objects ✔ Animate text on a custom path for cinematic motion ✔ Build a clean, modular setup you can reuse in any video Whether you’re making reels, ads, lyric videos, explainer videos or YouTube edits, this technique instantly levels up your motion graphics. 🎯 No plugins needed — 100% native After Effects Motion graphics is beyond text — pair it with interactive graphics 👇