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Ben Marriott

Ben Marriott

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I'll Teach You After Effects in 60 Minutes...

Video Overview & Insights

This After Effects tutorial will cover all the essential elements I can possibly squeeze into an hour. You'll learn how to create 3 scenes with different styles of Motion Graphics. Perfect for those who are new to this software or want a refresher on the basics.

15:55 on 20/06/2026

— @heisenberg-f5b

This is the first primer lesson from my 9-week Motion Foundation course, the ultimate beginner's guide to Motion Design.

❤ Learn more about After Effects:

Dumb me read the title as "I'll Teach You After Effects in 60 Seconds..."

— @ShadyShadowMC

https://www.benmarriott.com/

►Download the FREE Project File:

Man thanks a lot, the tutorial made me familiar with the ae software interface. Now I am confident enough to experiment myself on numerous stuff.

— @SousukeAizen-q2f8z

https://www.benmarriott.com/project-file-opt-in-00-welcome

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Thanks. Nice video. 😀

— @Emiliano-z2o7v

https://www.instagram.com/ben_marriott_/

Chapters:

Thank you for this film! I finally understood it and now I know how to use it :) Great teacher ! Greetings from Poland :)

— @dominikajelonek8075

00:00 Overview

00:49 After Effects User Interface

who is here after

JesseChrisss video

— @Madanmidatana

01:34 Importing Footage

02:19 Creating a Composition

Add one more person to the camp of job application liars! Thanks for this

— @childofardour3200

03:34 The After Effects Timeline

04:39 Trimming Layers

23:20

— @agnetachyon

05:20 Work Area

05:51 Zooming In & Out

I feel like throwing up when I open the software lordddd help me

— @atypicalkook2990

06:18 Adding & Editing Text

08:06 Aligning Layers

Awesome video!!!

— @alexweinrich5503

08:45 Animating With Keyframes

11:52 Duplicating Layers

can u pls help me with the matte part my welcome text vanishes when it gets to black background part

— @keitaro1949

13:00 Mattes

15:17 Creating a Background

This was a great video. It gave me the confidence to learn more about AE. Thank you!

— @killswitch9970

15:54 Importing Layers from Illustrator

17:30 Composition Length

does anyone have a problem with link he gave us ?,

— @khalilmejri3575

18:24 Shape Layers

20:18 Masks

Loved this video, keep up the great work!

— @유세준-o6z

23:18 Easing

26:35 Offseting Motion

Thank you so much <3

— @mateusbarbosa9934

28:05 Precomposing

30:12 Looping

thanks man !!

— @necutem

31:15 Push-In by Animating Scale

32:42 Parenting & Linking Layers

I just bought Ben's course and finished the second week. I can say that the course is totally worth it.

— @mdsyam7602

34:00 Organizing The Project

35:22 Motion Foundation

Hi Ben... just gotta say .... Great Tutorial... you have greatly decreased my learning curve with AE... thank you so much!

— @ronanmurray9530

35:40 Shot 03 Setup

36:42 Stop-Motion Effect

how can someone teach after effects so good that too only in 1 hr

— @TheAmbitiousLens

39:20 Effects & Presets

40:12 Hue & Saturation

thank you so much

— @lailaalbuquerque5036

41:10 Adding Contrast with Curves

42:26 Adding a Solid Background

That was so damn rewarding thankyou so much for your efforts i loved this tutorial.

— @DavidH_gaming

42:55 Logo Animation

45:20 Creating a Border

the one and only intro to after effects tut you made thanks man

— @zomaAftereffects

45:55 Fill & Stroke

46:05 Create a Looping Texture

26:54 offset
45:39 border

— @xlottyy

50:32 Blending Modes

51:43 Final Effects & Adjustment Layers

TNX FOR THAT AMAZING WORK

— @Gegen_88_H

54:20 Combining Shots in a Sequence

55:23 Rendering

Thank you for this video lesson. So many concepts and fundamentals fit into a 1-hour video.

— @webspirit-de4lm

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Nice

@tchikkenlittle
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32:42 "And another technique important in LIFE and Animation and that is parenting" - Ben Marriott
Well said Man ✨

By the way it is a good tutorial for a beginner like me....

@RollX_7
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Just, wow.

@JosepMotion
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you are the goat

@Hunt.dailyy
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thank youuuu, this help me a lot

@ThiThuyTienNguyen-df2xf
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👏👏 Fantastic video. So informative and you really take your time explaining everything. I’m your new subscriber!

@arielmedley
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Dankeschön, dass war wirklich gut erklärt, as a german, i can following really well! thanks!

@hendrik4k
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i wish i could buy his course but it is close to my laptop worth lmao

@shauryakashyap5380
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Man, I didn’t fully understand at first why you wrote the text “welcome” at the beginning, “to” in the middle, and “ae” at the end. Thanks, brother. May God help your skills grow even more, because you share what you know. 🙌

@abdumannapovnurzat1830
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Such a great lesson! Thank you- subscribed immediately.

@Xksksdns
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47:06

@BoranEdit
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Thank youuuuu sir. This is my first time learning AE and this video was absolutely useful. I appreciate the tutorial very much ❤❤

@dounya6921
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Obrigada por isso tudo!

@MariliaScharlach
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God Bless you!! thank you!!

@SheyPika
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You made everything look so understandable
Especially navigating all the tools were best learnt here by me than in any othr channels

@MiracleMartins-f8p
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as a gamer i highly appreciate the opacity on T, very easy to reach without thinking about it. O is always a bit akward shortcut as its very far for the left hand and most likeley will be pressed with the right hand that should be on the mouse. Amazing video im new to ae im learning sooo much!!

@dopaminfarm
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This was so helpful! Very in-depth but still very easy to follow along.

@abigailmcgue
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شكرا جزيلا بارك الله فيك هذا ما كنت أبحث عنه بالضبط

@ayaelmashharawi9008
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I’m rarely using AE but when I do, this channel helps tremendously. I love it so much, thank you Ben for the amazing work you do and for sharing your knowledge with us

@beigegecko
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The parenting part really got a giggle out of me

@eliza299
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39:35 'First, we made our video. After? Effects."

@GenericSandals
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Thank you for the tutorial! I enjoyed the process and you explain things really well!

@mutsamunyaradzi334
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thankyou Ben

@NehaP-k7r
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Very useful video, thank you so much to offer that much for free!! Super appreciated

@judithl213
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Took me a like 2 days to actually finish this, but it was so much fun!!!!!

@simplexbaka7745