I had a lot of fun with this assignment. We only needed to create a few shapes, incorporate a mask and effect, but I wanted to try creating an environment.

Assignment:

1. Open After Effects
2. Create a new composition
3. Make various Shape Layers in the Composition window (Basic and Complex shapes)
4. Add Strokes to 1 or more shapes
5. Use keyframes to add movement using the Position (P) controls for each Layer
6. Use mask to hide and reveal a precomposed layer
7. Add text in a precomposed layer
8. Animate and mask text in precomp.
9. Export your project using Media Encoder

Programs used:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects

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