Mograph Techniques: Dynamic Camera Movement

Create exciting and complex camera movements with the combined power of After Effects, CINEMA 4D, and C4D Lite.

Take a round-trip tour through the cameras in After Effects, CINEMA 4D, and C4D Lite. Ian Robinson shows you how to gain control over the different types of cameras in these three powerhouse motion graphics programs, and generate even more dynamic, interesting effects. First, he shows how to create and animate a simple camera rig in After Effects, and then jumps to C4D Lite to introduce 3D elements into the animation. Next, Ian uses CINEMA 4D's more robust toolset to further refine the camera positioning and movement. The last chapter takes you back to where it all began in After Effects, where you tie all the comps and graphics together, add transitions, and render the final project.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Software used in this course

1. Animating Cameras in After Effects

• Overview of composition
• Creating a simple null camera rig
• Animating with the camera rig
• Building compound moves with rigs and elements
• Adding realism to moves with the Graph Editor

2. Adding 3D with CINEMA 4D Lite

• Creating 3D in After Effects with CINEWARE
• Creating clean materials in C4D Lite
• Creating and refining animation in C4D Lite
• Adding motion with the vibrate tag

3. More Camera Fun with the Full Version of CINEMA 4D

• Positioning multiple scenes in 3D space
• Animating multiple scenes
• Animating with the Camera Morph
• Refining the Camera Morph with multiple cameras

4. Building the Composite

• Building scene transitions
• Building depth-of-field transitions
• Finishing touches and matching scene styles
• Optimum render settings for final output

Conclusion

• Final overview of the finished project
• Next steps