{"id":40113,"date":"2014-05-05T12:30:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=40113"},"modified":"2014-09-10T13:02:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T17:02:28","slug":"adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-video-tutorial-lesson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-video-tutorial-lesson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"After Effects Fundamentals Lesson 2: Pre-Comps, Parenting &#038; Expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"take-your-after-effects-knowledge-one-step-further-in-part-2-of-our-10-part-after-effects-fundamentals-video-tutorial-series-in-this-video-tutorial-we-cover-pre-comps-parenting-and-expressions\">Take your After Effects knowledge one step further in part 2 of our 10 part After Effects Fundamentals video tutorial series. In this video tutorial we cover pre-comps, parenting and expressions.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lesson-2-Header.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-40116\" title=\"Lesson 2 Header\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lesson-2-Header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome the second installment of our 10 part Adobe After Effects Fundamentals series. In <strong><a title=\"Premiumbeat After Effects Fundamentals tutorial\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-lesson-1\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Lesson 1<\/a><\/strong> we learned all about the After Effects interface, shapes, effects and rendering. In this AE tutorial we will cover a few more <strong>essential concepts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pre-compositions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Parenting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pick whipping<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic expressions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Expressions can be one of the most <strong>scary concepts<\/strong> to learn in After Effects, but worthwhile if you&#8217;re serious about motion design. If you are still confused after this tutorial check out our article on how to use <a title=\"Expressions in After Effects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/how-to-use-expressions-in-after-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">expressions in After Effects<\/a>. 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