School of Motion
# School of Motion

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

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 to offer workshops and demonstrations, with various School of Motion staff and instructors presenting at Adobe MAX and NAB.

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

## 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.

## Courses

### Guided courses

School of Motion offers quarterly guided courses 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.

| 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.

