School of Motion

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.

School of Motion

Type of site	Online education
Available in	English
Founded	2013
Created by	Joey Korenman
CEO	Alaena VanderMost
URL	schoolofmotion.com
Registration	Required
Users	20,000+[1]
Current status	Active

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 name	Category	Skill Level	Instructor	Duration
After Effects Kickstart	2D Animation	1: Beginner	Nol Honig	8 Weeks
Photoshop + Illustrator Unleashed	Design	1: Beginner	Jake Bartlett	8 Weeks
Animation Bootcamp	2D Animation	2: Intermediate	Joey Korenman	12 Weeks
Design Kickstart	Design	1: Beginner	Mike Frederick	8 Weeks
Cinema 4D Basecamp	3D Animation	1: Beginner	E.J. Hassenfratz	12 Weeks
Character Animation Bootcamp	2D Animation	2: Intermediate	Morgan Williams	12 Weeks
Illustration for Motion	Design	2: Intermediate	Sarah Beth Morgan	12 Weeks
Design Bootcamp	Design	2: Intermediate	Mike Frederick	12 Weeks
Cinema 4D Ascent	3D Animation	3: Advanced	E.J. Hassenfratz	12 Weeks
Advanced Motion Methods	2D Animation	3: Advanced	Sander van Dijk	9 Weeks
Expression Session	2D Animation	3: Advanced	Nol Honig & Zack Lovatt	12 Weeks
VFX for Motion	VFX	3: Advanced	Mark Christiansen	12 Weeks
Explainer Camp	Career development	3: Advanced	Jake Bartlett	12 Weeks

Self-paced courses

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