Free Project File: Motion Graphics used in this video: More free stuff: Science video: In this video for beginners I explain what Adobe After Effects is, what can you create with its help and show how to create your first animation. 00:00 - What is After Effects and what it is used for 01:40 - How After Effects works 05:49 - Create a Composition 08:10 - Layer Types 08:57 - Footage Import 09:17 - Shortcuts 09:40 - Create a Text layer 12:00 - Shortcuts for Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity 12:30 - Creating Keyframes 14:18 - Creating a Solid 15:01 - Adding Effects 16:22 - Changing the Blending Mode 17:41 - Creating a Shape 19:18 - Adding a Vignette 19:51 - Adding a Mask 20:51 - Adding a Camera 22:41 - Adding Motion Blur 23:35 - Rendering with After Effects 25:49 - Rendering with Adobe Media Encoder