StretchLearn Course

Make Motion Graphics That Stop the Scroll

Loops, transitions, kinetic text, and branded templates built to real TikTok, Reels, and Shorts specs.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Learn to design and animate short-form motion graphics tuned for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts using After Effects, CapCut, and Canva. You will master the 9:16 safe-zone, seamless loops, kinetic typography, easing, and brand template systems. Every module ends in a finished, export-ready asset built to real platform specs.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Set up correct 9:16 sequences, safe zones, and frame rates for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts

Animate kinetic typography with readable timing, easing curves, and beat-synced reveals

Build seamless loops and animated transitions that disguise cuts and restart cleanly

Design reusable branded templates with editable text, color, and logo controls

Apply the first-three-seconds hook framework to stop the scroll and raise watch time

Export and deliver platform-optimized files at the right codec, bitrate, and size

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Foundations of Short-Form Motion Design

Set up your canvas the way the platforms actually want it. You learn the vertical frame, safe zones, frame rates, and the visual principles that separate motion design from random movement.

3 lessons

The 9:16 Canvas and Platform Safe ZonesContent · 45 min

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Frame Rate, Duration, and Export Specs That Survive UploadContent · 45 min

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The Principles of Movement: Timing, Spacing, and EasingContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Kinetic Typography and Text Animation

Make words move with purpose. You learn to animate type so it stays readable, hits the beat, and reinforces meaning instead of distracting from it.

3 lessons

Readability First: Type Choices for Tiny, Fast ScreensContent · 45 min

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Animating Text: Reveals, Per-Character Motion, and the BeatContent · 45 min

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Kinetic Type That Means SomethingContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Loops, Transitions, and the Three-Second Hook

Build animations that restart invisibly, cut without seams, and earn attention in the opening moment. This module covers the techniques that drive replays and watch time.

3 lessons

Designing Seamless LoopsContent · 45 min

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Animated Transitions That Hide the CutContent · 45 min

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The First Three Seconds: Hooks That Stop the ScrollContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Branded Template Systems and Delivery

Turn one-off animations into a reusable, on-brand system you can produce fast and hand off. You build editable templates, lock your brand kit, and ship to every platform correctly.

3 lessons

Building a Reusable Brand KitContent · 45 min

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Editable Templates: From One Video to a HundredContent · 45 min

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Exporting and Delivering to Every PlatformContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

motion graphicsAfter Effectskinetic typographyseamless loopsvertical videobranded templatesTikTok Reels Shortseasing and timing