These resources are meant to help you and support your learning curves.
Ed’s PINTEREST BOARDS should be a great resource for tutorials and advanced techniques.
First thing is to acquaint yourself with the software.
For a GREAT summary of all that AE can do, watch the short links below from Video Copilot‘s excellent Basic Training Videos.
(Best to watch in this order)
CH 1. Introduction
Also see Adobe’s Basic Interface, and AE Workflow Overview and Get to Know After Effects
CH 3. Animation
Also see Adobe’s Understanding Animation, and Keyframe animation in AE and Working with Compostions
CH 8 – Titles – Part 1 and Part 2 – Don’t worry too much at first about the camera
Might be better to start with Adobe’s Create and animate Text Tutorials
CH 9 – Expressions
CH 10 – Rendering
THEN WATCH Sometime for Project two
CH 2 – EFFECTS
CH 4 – KEYING AND TRANSPARENCY
CH 5 – MOTION TRACKING
CH 6 – TIME REMAPPING
CH 7 – 3D INTEGRATION
The following are from the online resource Safari Online, for which the university has a site license. Log on with a university username and password.
Adobe® Audition® CC Classroom in a Book
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Audition 2.0
Safari Online Searches for GarageBand
GarageBand® ’11 Power!: The Comprehensive Recording and Podcasting Guide
Apple Training Series: GarageBand ’09
GarageBand 2: The Missing Manual
Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book® (2018 release)
Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book (2019 release), First Edition
After Effects and Cinema 4D Lite
Adobe® After Effects® CC Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques