Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC

Triangle pickwhip

Now that we have all our objects parented to the null object, we can animate them. Lets animate our lower third onto the screen using the null object:

1. Select the null object.
2. Hit the P for position.
3. Move down in the time line about 30 frames
4. Trim your work area to this point, (Hit N).
5. Hit the position stopwatch for the null object.
6. Move back to the beginning of the time line.
7. Select the null object.
8. Scrub the null object position so the lower third is moving off screen.
9. Moving this at an angle you will see a motion path line going at a diagonal angle. See the image below. Preview your animation:

Position animation null ...