School of Motion

School of Motion
Website type
Online education
Available inEnglish
Founded2013
CreatorJoey Korenman
CEOJoey Korenman
Websiteschoolofmotion.com
RegistrationRequired
Users20,000+
Current statusActive

School of Motion (SoM) is an online learning platform for motion designers. Founded by Joey Korenman in 2013, School of Motion grew from a series of After Effects tutorials by Korenman, to his course Animation Bootcamp, to over 30 courses 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, and tool reviews. They often partner with Adobe to offer workshops and demonstrations, with various School of Motion staff and instructors presenting at Adobe MAX and NAB.

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

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.

Specialization

References

  1. ↑ "Students Success". School of Motion. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Korenman, Joey (March 21, 2020). "How we Built an Online School — Our Playbook for Building Digital Classrooms". Medium. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Cone, Justin (August 17, 2014). "School of Motion's Joey Korenman talks design education and work/life balance". Motionographer. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Honig, Nol (June 8, 2015). "How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving the Graph Editor". Motionographer. Retrieved February 11, 2026. 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". School of Motion. Retrieved January 26, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Donaldson, Joe (September 16, 2019). "Join the movement". Motionographer. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "After Effects May 2024 Release, Packshot AI, Veo and more". www.schoolofmotion.com. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ Khan, Rameez (February 10, 2022). "January 2022 After Effects Community Recap". Adobe. Retrieved May 2, 2023. 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". Adobe. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  10. ↑ "The 3D and Motion Design Show @NAB NY - October 2022". Maxon. Featured Speakers Include: EJ Hassenfratz, Creative Director at School of Motion
  11. ↑ "Maxon to Celebrate Creative Innovation at NAB Show 2023". PRWeb. April 6, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Maxon Authorized Training Partner Finder". Maxon. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 Design, Animation, & 3D Courses". School of Motion. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Authorized Training Center and Certified Instructor closure notice". Adobe. June 17, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  15. ↑ Wu, Fei (November 11, 2022). "Joey Korenman: From a Single Online Course to a Multi-Million Empire Called School of Motion (#219)". feisworld.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  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". thefutur.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Joey Korenman: About the Author". Amazon. Retrieved May 2, 2023.