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Cinema 4D And After Effects Training, Tutorials, and Plugins for Motion Graphic Designers

Cinema 4D And After Effects Training, Tutorials, and Plugins for Motion Graphic Designers
Congratulations to Michael Rinnan for winning the Five Second Project for March. His entry had a great concept and was outfitted with excellent lighting, atmosphere, camera movements and sound design. We wanted to know a little bit more about Michael’s entry, so we asked him a few questions regarding his workflow and the process for creating his winning piece. Where do you work? What is your title? Tell us about what you do at your company. I am a 3D generalist at NFL films in Mt. How did you come up with your concept for the Bright Lights Five Second Project? For my concept, my goal was to come up with a quick story I could tell in 5 seconds. What was the most challenging thing about your project? The most challenging part of this project was honestly the lighting. Tell us a little about how you achieved the zolly (push-pull zoom) effect. To achieve the zolly, I initially mapped out the motion of the motorcycles with a spline and then dropped a camera onto that motion path.

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After Effects Tutorials, Plug-ins and Stock Footage for Post Production Professionals When Fast & Furious star Paul Walker passed recently, the film sequel was put on hold. Now that producers are moving forward, and the question is how should they finish a film that is already more than half-way done filming? There has been talk of rewriting, re-editing or even using stand-ins to film the remaining scenes.

Britney Spears Big Fat Bass Backdrop Making Of Here is the full version with more images. Last year we did some background animations for Britney Spears Femme Fatale Tour, the first number we worked on was for the song Big Fat Bass. Here is a quick explanation of the methods i used to get animations and renders done in a very short deadline time frame required by the client without loosing the quality and look expected for the show. Tutorials <div class='message error'><strong>Javascript Disabled Detected</strong><p>You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.</p></div><br /> You cannot upload a new file Tutorials

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CINEMA 4D Tutorials > Introduction to CINEMA 4D R14 > Transforming objects in CINEMA 4D Tutorial In this CINEMA 4D tutorial, we will provide you with a good understanding of how to work within CINEMA 4D. You will learn from several of the instructors here at Digital-Tutors, as we go through many of the major parts of the software, and help you become a more effective CINEMA 4D artist. We will begin our training by exploring the user interface, and discussing a number of features and concepts that will be very important to know as we start to delve deeper into the software.

10 top After Effects resources The web is a wonderful thing. It's full of endless resources and tutorials for people wanting to learning the art of After Effects CS6 (and previous versions). But, sometimes too much choice can be confusing so we've picked nine top sites that will really help you get to grips with the compositing software. 3D Artist - Animation, Models, Inspiration & Advice Looking for disc files? Click here Fool the eye and wow your viewers with 15 top tips on creating photorealistic 3D images. Learn to create and use custom Mesh Insert brushes in ZBrush. Learn how to use Blend Shapes in Maya to create engaging expressions Learn how to create realistic smoke effects in Blender 2.65 Learn how to texture imaginative creatures in MARI. Learn how to use Blend Shape and Wrap deformers in Maya This week we’re looking at how to push your materials to the max using Maxwell Render.

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