Media design and motion designer

The course teaches how to use Adobe Systems' Creative Cloud and the tools of motion design for modern media design and audiovisual media. The course also introduces the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a professional environment.
  • Certificates: Certificate "AI-supported media design with Adobe Creative Cloud"
    Motion Designer" certificate
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "3D Visualization with CINEMA 4D"
    Certificate "Video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro"
    Certificate "Postproduction with Adobe After Effects"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 20 Weeks

AI-supported media design with Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Photoshop CC - Image editing and AI (approx. 10 days)

Introduction and working environment

Color and brushes

Selection and cropping

Layers and smart objects

Tonal value and color correction

Montage and transformation

AI-based image editing, Firefly

Camera Raw and RAW optimization

Text, shapes and paths

Output and automation

Specialist knowledge


Adobe Illustrator CC - Vector graphics and AI (approx. 5 days)

Basics of vector graphics, workspaces, anchor points

Firefly in Illustrator, generative shapes, colors, symbols

Text to vector, generative recoloring and color psychology

Interlacing and 3D effects

Font identification with AI

Automatic shape corrections

Corporate design development

Icon design and UI components

Infographics and diagrams


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results


Adobe InDesign CC - layout, typography and AI (approx. 10 days)

User interface, sample pages, layout grid

Smart Layout and Auto Style (AI), automatic design and text formatting

Typography, paragraph and character formats, variable fonts

Placing, adjusting and cropping images and graphics

Style transfer

Tables, data merging, GREP styles

Hyperlinks, buttons, ePUB, web export

Accessible design and PDF/UA


Adobe Acrobat Pro - Publishing, accessibility and automation (approx. 5 days)

Acrobat Pro interface and tools

PDF types, export, preflight, comment function

AI-supported accessibility: tags, alternative texts, structure check

Color management, proof, transparency check

Batch processing, smart actions, cloud workflows

Security and digital signatures


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

3D visualization with Cinema 4D

Basics (approx. 1 day)

Basics of 3D visualization

Areas of application

User interface of Cinema 4D

Setting up the layout, working in the editor


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Modeling (approx. 10 days)

Modeling with basic objects

Creating and editing splines,

generators, metaballs, Boolean objects

Deformation objects

Masking with field objects

Selection techniques

Mesh editing, mesh testing

Mesh cutting

Guide lines and snapping

Dynamic placement and scattering

Subdivision surface

Volume modeling

Sculpting


Standard material (approx. 3 days)

Material creation and management

Material channels, shaders, texture mapping

Standard light objects, standard renderer

BodyPaint 3D, HAIR


Redshift (approx. 3 days)

Introduction, system settings

Sample scene, Redshift RenderView

Redshift Node Editor

Node RS Standard, Redshift Shader


Rendering (approx. 1 day)

Camera objects

Redshift renderer

Multi-pass rendering

Render Manager


Staging and light (approx. 2 days)

Redshift light objects

Three-point lighting

Portal light, IES light

Calibrating the camera

High Dynamic Range Images

Caustics and dispersion


Animation (approx. 10 days)

Animation palette and timeline

Keyframe animation

Cyclic animations

Path animations, camera movement

Motion camera, stage object

XPresso, user data

Bullet simulation

Caching in Alembic format

Simulation of soft objects

Clothing simulation

Particle simulation

MoGraph

Character animation

motion tracking


Project work to consolidate the content learned (approx. 10 days)

Project planning incl. storyboard

Project implementation using the techniques learned

Presentation of the project results

Video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Adobe Premiere Pro (approx. 7 days)

Project orientation and format definition

Program interface

Text and object templates

Project, editing and monitor windows

Assembly of clips in the editing window

Transitions and effects

Video retouching and filters

Creating title sequences

Importing images, audio files and directories

Combination with other Adobe programs

Sound creation and editing

Working with fades

Color correction

Motion tracking

Import and export functions

Practical tips and tricks


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Post-production with Adobe After Effects CC

Adobe After Effects CC (approx. 7 days)

Terms and standards

Format definitions

Project planning and organization

Importing and managing raw data

Motion control

Working with different layers

Compositions and timeline

Transfer modes, editing functions

Creating simple 3D animations

Creating visual effects

Working with keyframes

Rendering and render settings

Working with masks and text tools

Audio functions and editing

Time distortion

Vector drawing tools and retouching

Animated video clips

Light and camera, color correction

Keying, motion tracking

Import and export functions

Practical tips and tricks


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After the course, you will be able to plan, design and implement creative projects independently, from image editing and vector graphics to layout and print production. You will work confidently with the central programs of the Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat Pro) and use Adobe Firefly to optimize design processes, automate designs and develop new creative ideas.

You are also fast and confident in using CINEMA 4D and are able to create professional 3D models, animations and graphics. Your repertoire also includes editing and processing digital films with Adobe Premiere and sophisticated effects with Adobe After Effects.

Media designers, graphic designers, web designers, people with a degree in engineering and architecture as well as specialists from artistic professions or people who are responsible for the conception, design and practical implementation of audiovisual media and want to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills.

Motion designers are used for multimedia projects, films and videos as well as for web applications. The skills acquired are in demand across all sectors in all areas of design and graphics, but also in architecture, game development, science and engineering.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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