Cinema 4D R19 Essential Training: Motion Graphics

Learn how to use Cinema 4D R19 in a motion graphics workflow. Learn key foundational concepts, such as spline modeling, lighting, and materials.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What this course is and isn't
• Exercise files
• New features highlighting

1. What Are Motion Graphics?

• What are motion graphics?
• How do motion graphics artists use Cinema 4D?
• Big picture concepts
• Examples of work

2. Setting Up a Project for Motion Graphics

• Starting a scene for the first time
• Workflow tips
• Create a start scene

3. Working with Splines

• What are splines?
• Working with parametric spline primitives
• Creating and manipulating splines
• Build complex shapes with spline masks
• Creating geometry with splines
• Working with Adobe Illustrator files
• Import and clean up Illustrator files
• Extrude to add depth and detail

4. Working with the Timeline

• What is the Timeline?
• F-curve manipulation
• Create a logo wipe
• Create a camera animation
• Copying and offsetting keyframes
• Moving animated objects
• Working with sound

5. The Power of MoGraph

• What is MoGraph?
• Creating clones
• Using Effectors
• Deforming objects with Effectors
• Other MoGraph objects
• Offset animation with the Step effector
• Enabling objects to be animated with MoGraph
• Breaking objects into pieces

6. Lighting for Motion Graphics

• How do lights work?
• Using different types of shadow
• Adding falloff for realistic lighting
• Scene lighting
• Creating a basic light setup

7. Materials for Motion Graphics

• What are materials?
• Create and apply materials
• Working with selections
• Manipulating materials on objects
• Working with reflective materials
• Create a bumpy greeble texture
• Add detail with pattern shaders
• Animating animated materials

8. Rendering and Compositing for Motion Graphics

• The motion graphics pipeline
• Compositing tags
• Common render settings
• Set up multipass renders
• Set up takes
• Create previews renders
• What is Cineware?
• The AEC workflow

9. Challenge

• Challenge overview
• Solution

Conclusion

• Next steps