Organization:School of Motion

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Short description: American online learning platform

School of Motion
Type of site
Online education
Available inEnglish
Founded2013
Created byJoey Korenman
CEOJoey Korenman
Websiteschoolofmotion.com
RegistrationRequired
Users20,000+[1]
Current statusActive

School of Motion (SoM) is an online learning platform[2] for motion designers. Founded by Joey Korenman in 2013, School of Motion grew from a series of After Effects tutorials by Korenman,[3] to his course Animation Bootcamp,[4] to over 30 courses[5][6] taught by industry professionals.

School of Motion also offers free resources. They have a YouTube channel with over 400,000 subscribers which features tutorials and a weekly motion design industry news roundup[7], and tool reviews. They often partner with Adobe[8] to offer workshops and demonstrations, with various School of Motion staff and instructors presenting at Adobe MAX[9] and NAB.[10][11]

School of Motion is a Maxon authorized training partner for Cinema 4D and Redshift.[12] They were also an Adobe[13] Authorized Training Center until the closure of the AATC program in 2023.[14]

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.[15][16][17]

Specialization

  • Motion design
  • Animation
  • Visual effects basics

References

  1. "Students Success". https://www.schoolofmotion.com/student-success. 
  2. Korenman, Joey (21 March 2020). "How we Built an Online School — Our Playbook for Building Digital Classrooms". https://medium.com/school-of-motion/how-we-built-an-online-school-bb8a602f5a4e. 
  3. Cone, Justin (17 August 2014). "School of Motion’s Joey Korenman talks design education and work/life balance". https://motionographer.com/2014/08/17/school-of-motions-joey-korenman-talks-design-education-and-worklife-balance/. 
  4. Honig, Nol (8 June 2015). "How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving the Graph Editor". https://motionographer.com/2015/06/08/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-start-loving-the-graph-editor/. "As I watched Joey Korenman’s heroic 30 Days of After Effects series, some dormant parts of my brain began to whirr with life. And when he announced that his company School Of Motion was starting an Animation Bootcamp for motion designers to improve the fundamentals of their work, I knew that I wanted in." 
  5. "Courses". https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses. 
  6. Donaldson, Joe (16 September 2019). "Join the movement". https://motionographer.com/2019/09/16/join-the-movement/. 
  7. "After Effects May 2024 Release, Packshot AI, Veo and more" (in en). https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-may-20-2024. 
  8. Khan, Rameez (10 February 2022). "January 2022 After Effects Community Recap". https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/%EF%B8%8F-january-2022-after-effects-community-recap/td-p/12743080. "Adobe is partnering with School of Motion to deliver a FREE and LIVE motion design workshop targeted towards anyone who needs to deliver motion graphics for social media." 
  9. "Check out the 2020 sessions, labs, and creativity workshops.". https://www.adobe.com/max/2020/sessions.html?Search=school+of+motion. 
  10. "The 3D and Motion Design Show @NAB NY - October 2022". https://www.maxon.net/es/event/the-3d-and-motion-design-show-october-2022. "Featured Speakers Include: EJ Hassenfratz, Creative Director at School of Motion" 
  11. "Maxon to Celebrate Creative Innovation at NAB Show 2023". 6 April 2023. https://www.prweb.com/releases/maxon-to-celebrate-creative-innovation-at-nab-show-2023-828312263.html. 
  12. "Maxon Authorized Training Partner Finder". https://www.maxon.net/en/training-partners?regions=103055&types=Professional%20Training. 
  13. "2023 Design, Animation, & 3D Courses". https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses. 
  14. "Authorized Training Center and Certified Instructor closure notice". 17 June 2025. https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/using/aatc-act-eol-faq.html. 
  15. Wu, Fei (11 November 2022). "Joey Korenman: From a Single Online Course to a Multi-Million Empire Called School of Motion (#219)". https://www.feisworld.com/blog/joey-korenman. 
  16. Do, Chris. "Chris sits down with Joey Korenman to talk about his journey from designer to educator, and opening the online education platform School Of Motion.". https://thefutur.com/content/school-of-motion-joey-korenman. 
  17. "Joey Korenman: About the Author". https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B072JZPH18/about.