Workshop: After Effects Expression Basics

Welcome to NoSleepCreative first-ever Livestream workshop!! In this event, I will demystify how expressions work in After Effect, make it less intimidating for anyone to get started with it, and accelerate your motion design skills and workflow with some Javascript goodness! Topics that will be covered: - What is an expression - Why expressions, and what you can do with it - How to insert an expression - Difference between expression, script, scriptUI, extensions, plugin - Basic Javascript - Common expressions used - Resources and further readings Demo: I will recreate the animated waves of circles from the first 6 seconds of Buck's recent work "Apeel": https://buck.co/work/apeel 🙏🏼 I'm currently raising $20 to build a website; if you want to help me, please consider donating via any of the methods below! ♥️ Support NoSleepCreative by making a donation → Patreon: www.patreon.com/nosleepcreative → Venmo: https://venmo.com/desmond-du → Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oM3Ylrf 🌎 Follow me everywhere → Website: http://duitbetter.com/ → Instagram: http://instagram.com/desmondddu/ → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desmonddu 📚 Resources & Readings → Expressions library: https://docs.nosleepcreative.com/code/javascript-for-ae/expressions → Expressions reference: http://expressions.aenhancers.com/ 📓 Master Studies Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TQbviAEvf3C_W2K-PE8mpOys2n9BDch