Archive for Cinema 4D
Post Live @NAB With Maxon
Posted by: | CommentsI had a chance to meet up with my good friend Paul Babb of Maxon to discuss Cinema 4D at the NAB Show. Cinema 4D is fast becoming the tool of choice for motion graphic creators.
Cinema 4D and Bodypaint help with the Rise of Cobra
Posted by: | CommentsMAXON’s CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Play Starring Role in District 9, Surrogates, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
3D Artists Leverage Software to Create Spectacular Special Effects and Lush Environments
Newbury Park, CA – November 12, 2009 – Some of this year’s hottest movies, including G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Surrogates and District 9, all have one thing in common – they feature spectacular CG animation and visual effects sequences created with MAXON’s CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, the leading 3D animation software celebrated for its intuitive interface, powerful toolset and positive impact on productivity.
Cinema 4D: The Artist’s Project Sourcebook, 2nd Edition
Posted by: | CommentsI had the pleasure of visiting the Maxon North America headquarters recently. After a discreet look around I was given an awesome demo of the new features of Cinema 4D R11.5. Its awesome too! A must buy upgrade. I made Paul Babb do this totally staged cheesy video too! Enjoy!
FMC Tutorial – Getting started in Cinema 4D R11
Posted by: | CommentsToday we look at getting started in Cinema 4D R11. We explore the tools, parametric objects, object and attributes manager, and we touch on nurbs, lights and more. Very entry level stuff. Dont forget to check out FXPHD.com for advanced classes on Cinema 4D. Enjoy!
Please share your thoughts by leaving a comment.On target with THE BULLET
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The Bullet
Training from Andrew Kramer
Many After Effects users may be more familiar with the title "videocopilot" than his real name, Andrew Kramer. However, Andrew has been creating tutorials and has been featured on several sites, including his own -- videocopilot.net. In addition to many of the tutorials that you can find online, Andrew also has premium tutorials that you can purchase directly from his site.
These tutorials are an examination of a specific task, effect, or scene compilation which have been broken down into multiple sections all on one DVD. Similar to the style that you'd find online, the tutorials are a swf based movie player format, with chapters broken into an easy-to-read HTML overview page.
While this is primarily an after effects training DVD, "The Bullet" also includes narration about General setup rules for workflow, important tips about using proxy material, and, perhaps more importantly, instructions for using 3-D software in order to create the props -- in this case a bullet -- to complete your After Effects composition.
The training does focus on After Effects, and the processes necessary for compositing the element into the visual effects shot. However, this is also an excellent resource for getting a glimpse of the three 3-D applications he uses to accomplish making the fake bullet. In the training, Andrew goes over the steps necessary to complete the manufacturing of the 3-D element in Autodesk's 3DStudio MAX, MAXON'S CINEMA 4D, and Blender. While MAX and C4D are professional industry standards, Andrew's walkthru, showing how Blender (a free, open source application) can create a similar bullet will allow hobby filmmakers the chance to start production of 3D props.
This is postproduction training, specifically designed for the compositor, and has a very easy to follow tempo, even for beginners.
If you've been to videocopilot.net, and you've enjoyed the great free tutorials there, you'll definitely want to take your skills to the next level, by picking up the premium training DVD -- "The Bullet".
What about you? What are your thoughts on this subject?
Perception’s “Weeds” Promo and Cinema 4D
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he beauty, complexity and delicate strength of a spider web is one of nature's most iconic displays and is known to be an incredibly challenging image to duplicate realistically through software. Perception, the New York-based studio known for its award-winning motion graphics and animation work, met this particular challenge head-on recently with the help of MAXON CINEMA 4D when its client, Showtime, requested the Perception team create a spider web motif that would be used as the centerpiece for its new season promo spots for the network's hit show, Weeds. The project comprised several deliverables; a sophisticated broadcast commercial image spot, designed to set the mood for the season and additional season promos, and transitional elements that could be used by Showtime throughout the season to create duplicate promo spots with updated footage for both broadcast and the Web.
The core issue facing the Perception team centered on attaining a realistic looking spider web that would convey the proper organic feel unique to the 
form. The team's first step was to search through MAXON's fully comprehensive online education and training resource, Cineversity, where they quickly found numerous tutorials that helped them come up with solutions to quickly and flexibly model the web's complex shapes with CINEMA 4D. From there they were able to generate style-frames, also known as still images, which would show how the final piece would look with accurate representations of mood, lighting, elements and the show's main character, Nancy. Once these core elements were set, the team leveraged CINEMA 4D's powerful spline dynamics and hair module to create the dramatic "kick" effect against the spider web that closes the spot; resulting in the web architecture gently collapsing in a realistic mix of tension and delicacy as the main character's world crumbles around her.
"My team has been using CINEMA 4D for quite a while now and it's definitely our 3D application of choice. For this particular project, we were particularly pleased at how quickly we were able to create stunning renders. Being able to refer to the large library of great Cineversity tutorials allowed us quickly create complex elements, right from the very start of the project." John LePore, Associate Creative Director, Perception
Tutorial: Import PSD into C4D
Posted by: | CommentsCheck out this cool tutorial on importing Photoshop files into C4D. Brought to you by Ko Maruyama of NinjaCrayon!
Leave your comment below...Tutorial: 3D Clouds with Text using Cinema 4D!
Posted by: | CommentsOur good friend Ko Maruyama of NijnaCrayon fame has posted a great tutorial on making 3D clouds with text in Cinema 4D.
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Cinema 4D, Innovative Show Designs and the Super Bowl!
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ISD (Innovative Show Design) was tapped to create the commentator sets for this years Super Bowl. The company used MAXON CINEMA 4D for its pre-visualization work on each virtual set mock-up, including texture and animations (usually video screens, lights and camera sweeps). CINEMA 4D is also used for lighting (XPresso in particular). For lighting, they start with an understanding of the “real” methods the show will use for lighting; and move forward to build imagery showing lighting that uses the same color temperatures, intensities, directions, etc. They can even show lighting as it will look from the same lighting instrument that will be on the final set using a library of lights controlled by XPresso; so anything that particular light does in the rendering will be what the light can really do. All of this takes place prior to the actual physical set being ordered and manufactured. ISD also managed the on-site set-up to ensure everything marked exactly to the pre-approved plans.
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