School of MotionReviews of schoolofmotion.com

I had only dabbled with AE before doing the Kickstart class, with a dusting of free YouTube videos here or there, but absolutely nothing has ever compared to what I've learned with School of Motion. The course is structured in such a user-friendly way, so it doesn't start too hard, but the assignments ensure you're not bored if one week covers something you already have experience with. The gentle increase in more advanced techniques is a great way to build a repertoire of skills that you can develop over the weeks, and it means that each and every assignment has something new, with the opportunity to refine your ideas from earlier classes. I loved taking the course, and the smatterings of bonus content made for some really spicy assignments. I learned so much from the Animation Oatmeal episodes, and being able to review the work of my peers in the homework locker. Getting direct feedback from a TA was really beneficial, and nothing was more rewarding than seeing my own assignments being shown off in the weekly review episodes... twice! It really helped with my confidence and made me even more motivated to make the next assignment even better. The course is pretty intense, but I've learned more in 8 weeks with SOM than I'd have learned in years of trying to do it on my own. It's such a worthwhile investment of your time and money if you're looking to get started with After Effects!

I took the “Illustrator Unleashed” course and it was really great. I learned a ton for short period of time. There a couple things that I like the most. First, your homework looks like similar to what you did on lesson, but it’s different enough to try find out your own ways to do something. Second, teacher assistance in Motion School is super helpful, because I’m totally new in this field and just by couple of comments they show you how to improve your work. I really enjoy this course, it was funny and interesting.

I think that school of motion has one of the best online course platforms I have used and interfaced with. I really enjoyed this class and felt engaged with my time in it. My only downside is I felt my TA wasn't great at giving genuine feedback. Everything the TA said seemed to not have weight because it was followed up with "good job" "keep it up" Those are good in small doses, not after everything I do, just makes me feel like you are saying it to say it rather then you actually meant it. Nol is an excellent teacher and someone I really enjoyed learning from!

The school of motion videos were very explanatory, the assignments were reasonable, and I felt comfortable with the software after the class. However, I just wish it were easier to contact the support team. Emailing was ok, and the TAs usually responded quickly, but for some things it would have been easier to just call.

Actually, it's a really really good experience of learning. I like the way the whole learning process arranged. Throughout the course, I was curious about what's next? The lecturer delivered the course in friendly and stress free way. The teaching assistant always pushed us to polish our skills through his critiques. It's fantastic to learn new skill under this type of flexible format of learning. I enjoyed the every single day of the course. I'm very much thankful for SOM team for this marvelous experience.

Generally I thought it was an excellent course. Only reason I placed it at 4 stars was that often I was finding that my version (most current) of AE was different from what was being taught. Only one time was it mentioned in the course and a legacy solution was offered (puppet tool). TBH, I don't necessarily think it was School of Motion. I don't know when the changes happened in AE? There may not have been enough time to update lessons. But I think moving forward, it would be nice for changes in software to be included in the lessons. Even if it's just a 1-minute explanation of why or how it changed. My date is approximate below.

I've taken AEK and AB. Then got into 3D Basecamp and 3D Ascent. The lessons are well structured. It's like being handed a map so you won't get lost in your field, be it 2d or 3d. The exercises are challenging but direction and critiques are specific. The classes are really game changers if you want to accelerate your animation skills. TAs are the best in the industry and school support is always available. They'll reply back on the weekend. Very healthy and kind community at the square, and you got the best teachers who are really good at teaching all that they know. ( found friends at SOM too!!! )

I really enjoyed this course through School of Motion. The content and videos were really well presented and engaging. The material covered was comprehensive, and I felt exceeded my expectations on what I was going to learn.