Creating a master composition

Before we import the required lesson files and start working with them, let’s create one empty composition as a master composition, which we will use at the end of the lesson to combine any two compositions. Create the master composition as follows:

1. Go to composition in the main menu | New Composition….
2. In the Composition Settings pop-up window, change the composition name to Master_Comp.
3. Change the Preset setting to Social Media Square • 1080x1080 • 30 fps.
4. Change the duration to 15 seconds, and click OK.

Figure 5.1 shows these steps:

Figure 5.1: The new composition settings

We create this composition to establish it as the default setting for the compositions that After Effects will automatically generate when we import an Illustrator file as a composition. Now, we are ready to import the required files for this project.