School of Motion

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School of Motion
School of Motion Logo.svg
Type of site
Online education
Available inEnglish
Founded2013
Created byJoey Korenman
CEOAlaena VanderMost
URL schoolofmotion.com
RegistrationRequired
Users 20,000+ [1]
Current statusActive


School of Motion is an online learning platform [2] for motion designers. Founded by Joey Korenman in 2013, School of Motion grew from a series of After Effects tutorials by Korenman, [3] to his course Animation Bootcamp, to over 20 in-depth courses [4] [5] taught by industry professionals.

Contents

In addition to their paid courses, School of Motion offers free resources. They have a YouTube channel with over 400,000 subscribers which features tutorials, interviews with industry leaders, reel/portfolio reviews for alumni, and tool reviews. They often partner with Adobe [6] to offer workshops and demonstrations, with various School of Motion staff and instructors presenting at Adobe MAX [7] and NAB. [8] [9]

School of Motion is a Maxon authorized training partner for Cinema 4D and Redshift. [10]

History

After years as a Creative Director at an advertising agency and as an instructor at Ringling College of Art and Design, Joey Korenman left Boston and spent the next two years developing content for School of Motion. [11] [12] [13]

Courses

Guided courses

School of Motion offers quarterly guided courses [4] which range from 8-12 weeks in duration. Lesson videos are pre-recorded, and released twice a week with homework assignments. All students are assigned to a teaching assistant who provides feedback about their work. Students can interact with their classmates and teaching assistants via a private forum. [14]

Course nameCategorySkill LevelInstructorDuration
After Effects Kickstart2D Animation1: BeginnerNol Honig8 Weeks
Photoshop + Illustrator Unleashed Design 1: BeginnerJake Bartlett8 Weeks
Animation Bootcamp2D Animation2: IntermediateJoey Korenman12 Weeks
Design KickstartDesign1: BeginnerMike Frederick8 Weeks
Cinema 4D Basecamp 3D Animation 1: BeginnerE.J. Hassenfratz12 Weeks
Character Animation Bootcamp2D Animation2: IntermediateMorgan Williams12 Weeks
Illustration for MotionDesign2: IntermediateSarah Beth Morgan12 Weeks
Design BootcampDesign2: IntermediateMike Frederick12 Weeks
Cinema 4D Ascent3D Animation3: AdvancedE.J. Hassenfratz12 Weeks
Advanced Motion Methods2D Animation3: AdvancedSander van Dijk9 Weeks
Expression Session2D Animation3: AdvancedNol Honig & Zack Lovatt12 Weeks
VFX for Motion VFX 3: AdvancedMark Christiansen12 Weeks
Explainer CampCareer development3: AdvancedJake Bartlett12 Weeks

Self-paced courses

School of Motion also offers shorter self-paced courses which do not have deadlines or teaching assistants.

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