Cinema 4D R20 Essential Training: Motion Graphics

Introduction

• Cinema 4D for motion graphics artists
• Before you begin this course
• New features highlighting

1. What Are Motion Graphics?

• What are motion graphics?
• The motion graphics pipeline
• Examples of work
• Core concepts for 3D and motion graphics

2. MoGraph Basics and Animation Techniques

• What is MoGraph?
• Create and modify clones
• Create and finesse animation
• Timeline functions
• Copy and offset keyframes
• Move animated objects
• Retime animation with Time Tracks

3. Text and Splines

• What are splines?
• Work with Illustrator files in C4D
• Spline modeling tools
• Type tools in C4D

4. Working with Cameras

• Camera basics
• Create a camera animation
• Morph between cameras
• Control cameras with other tags

5. Procedural Modelling

• Modeling overview
• Model with primitive objects
• Combine primitives with deformers
• Use MoGraph as a modeling tool

6. Additional Modelling Approaches

• What are volumes?
• Volume modeling a bottle
• Polygonal modeling and deformers

7. Lighting Techniques

• How lights work in C4D
• Create a basic light setup
• Other lighting methods

8. Work with Materials and Textures

• Create and apply materials
• Add imperfections with shaders
• Create liquid and plastic materials
• Create bumpy surfaces
• Manipulate materials on objects

9. The Power of MoGraph and Fields

• What are Fields?
• Work with Field lists and blend Fields
• Read and organize Fields
• Share Field
• Group Field
• Remap values with modifier layers
• Work with Delay and Decay
• Make selections with Fields
• Use MoGraph tags with Fields
• Trigger animation with Fields
• Create a text transition with Sub-Fields
• Fields and Volumes
• Create organic growth patterns

10. Rendering and Compositing for Motion Graphics

• Compositing tag
• Common render settings
• Create preview renders
• Work with takes
• Set up multi-pass renders
• The AEC workflow

Challenge

• Challenge overview
• Solution to challenge

Conclusion

• Next steps