001 Welcome

002 Using the exercise files

003 Nodes vs. layers

004 Importing project footage

005 Evaluating footage and setting the color space

006 Layering footage using Merge nodes

007 Creating cards and using footage as materials

008 Creating a camera and setting up a renderer

009 Animating a camera

010 Using the Curve Editor to fine-tune animation

011 Adding glow and color correction

012 Adding an underlay to organize the flow

013 Creating an emitter and shaping the particles

014 Adjusting particle properties

015 Adjusting the particle system and adding forces

016 Creating a particle renderer

017 Creating and adjusting spotlights to showcase elements

018 Casting shadows

019 Setting the ambient tone

020 Setting up the rendering of the 3D composition

021 Loading and merging EXR footage

022 Adding depth of field

023 Implementing motion blur

024 Creating a custom transition

025 Painting a logo

026 Merging painted logo into the comp

027 Animating paint elements

028 Adding glow and post effects

029 Creating text

030 Setting the text color and style

031 Animating the text

033 Next steps