Adobe After Effects – learnt how to rig/animate a simple character movement, adding comp and sound.
I found this a bit tricky at the start as I’m not used to animating on AE, but using the knowledge I had previously and what was shown in the tutorial, I could overcome the small problems I was having. I also learned how to animate text, which was insightful; however, it covered the same basic techniques I had already known, but it was a good refresher to practice.
I had to miss Adobe Premiere training, unfortunately, due to having to go to the InMotion event.
Inmotion day 1 – 09/10/25
design at nexus studios (2-2:40) artist talk with erwin van del ijssel making the inmotion opening title sequence @nexusstories
The Line (2:45-3:25) artist talk with Tim McCourt (Marvel Snap “hero” mv) Love Karnas (Hades II launch trailer – really amazing!!) JuanPe Arroyo (Great British Bake Off with the cute ingredients) @thelineanimation
Draw beyond with Juanpe (4-4:30) – demo on the new Wacom drawing pad (I think that was the product) showed his process of drawing on the new product on Clip Studio featuring his character from “The Hundred Deaths of Peck”
Bring your sketch to life – Loish (5-5:45), her demo on Photoshop, and giving tips on how to bring life to your sketches through her way of rendering @loisvb
Kpop sing along & Q&A (6:30-8:30) the movie + Q&A with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Inmotion day 2- 10/10/25
Cartoon Saloon (2:15-3:05) – Eiru screening + artist talk with director/writer of Eiru, Giovanna Ferrai and Nora Twomey, co-founder of Cartoon Saloon @cartoonsaloon
Nexus Panel (4:05-4:40) artist talk with Chris Oreilly (CCO and co-founder of Nexus Studios), Debroah Casswell (ECD of Nexus Studios), German Diez (head of studio and vfx supervisor), Mike Anderson ( director), speaking about their experience with making for the sphere in Vegas and the VR for Blumhouse
Kpop Demon Hunters (5:35-6:20) artist talk with the directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
unfortunately, on this day as well, we were trying to book time for a portfolio review with one of the industry artists who were avaliable, but it was quite competitve and unfortunately couldn’t get any, however, this experince was very nice to meet new people and see what the industry is up to, as well as get to know more studios and creatives that i wasnt aware of before
ACP After Effects –
Unfortunately, I didn’t pass the first time, but it was a good refresher and an opportunity to learn about the other parts of After Effects I haven’t learnt about previously. I found it quite challenging, as beforehand I’ve only ever used After Effects for basic editing, so I should look at learning Premiere Pro, which I also plan to take the test on. But I think since the time frame we had to learn the extra material for the exam wasn’t enough to learn the technical and explore the software, and where everything is located. I had to retake the exam another time, where I ended up passing.
ACP Photoshop – similar to the after effects i didnt pass on the first try
ACP- Premiere – I found the Premiere ACP exam much easier, but I did think it was because I had knowledge from the After Effects, which is very similar in the topics they cover.