Monthly Archives: August 2010

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HDRI Light Kit Pro: Daylight Rig Preview

I have been working on a new update for the HDRI Light Kit Pro that should be out within a week or so. So excited, in fact, that I wanted to give you guys a sneak peak into the new … Continue reading →

August 31, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, My Work, News
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How to build a Sci-Fi Sphere Scene in Cinema 4D

In this tutorial, I show you how to make the video below using Animated Lathe Nurbs, Blurry Reflections, and specular highlights. You also may also want to watch my Radio Wave Tutorial to learn another way to pull this effect … Continue reading →

August 30, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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Cinema 4D Software and Bundles are on Sale!

UPDATE: These special prices are over. I will let you know though when other specials go down. MAXON currently has some really good specials. If you were thinking of buying Cinema or upgrading your current license, now is definitely the … Continue reading →

August 26, 2010 and filed in News
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Five Hours Of Power: Live Design Chats All Afternoon Today

Yep, you read that right. Five hours of Live casts today all about design. I’m really excited to join Justin (justinmaller.com), James (SignalNoise), Fabio (abduzeedo) and Ryan (DesignChat) in an all afternoon chat about design, work, and making cool shit. … Continue reading →

August 25, 2010 and filed in GSG Live, News
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Layer By Layer: A Breakdown Of My Layer Tennis Match

There were so many questions and comments about my Layer Tennis match on Friday. So, I decided to make this breakdown video showing you my thought process, workflow and scene files from the match. Links Mentioned Layer Tennis Aaron’s Site … Continue reading →

August 24, 2010 and filed in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Motion Design, My Work, Tutorials, Video
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Animation Vs Illustration: Layer Tennis Match

UPDATE: I just finished the match and I had a blast! You can check out all the volleys here. I will be battling awesome designer and illustrator, Aaron Scamihorn to start the new season of Layer Tennis. I played a … Continue reading →

August 20, 2010 and filed in My Work, News
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A Clever Alternative to the DVD Reel

Don’t send DVD reels, nobody watches them. Try something clever instead. Better yet, go make a real connection and stop sending spam.

August 19, 2010 and filed in News
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TELEPHONEME By MK12

MK12 is back doing what they do best. Telephoneme blends great design, tight key-framing, impeccable sound design and retro kitsch into another timeless MK12 short film. After the ambitious yet disappointing History of America, it’s good to see MK12 back … Continue reading →

August 18, 2010 and filed in Inspiration, Motion Design
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How To Give your 3D renders a Retro Feel with Vintage Film for Looks

In this quick video, I show you how to give your 3D Renders a Perfect Timeless look with Nick Campbell’s Vintage Film for Look and After Effects. Buy Vintage Film For Looks Here

August 17, 2010 and filed in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Design, My Work
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How to Animate the Inception Totem Part 2 – After Effects

In part two of this tutorial, we head into After Effects where we composite and finish the scene using Frischluft Depth Of Field, Curves and blurs. I also show you how to use the object buffer from cinema 4D to … Continue reading →

August 16, 2010 and filed in After Effects, Tutorials, Video
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How to Animate the Inception Totem with Cinema 4D and Dynamics

In this tutorial, I show you how to animate, light and texture the totem top scene from Inception. I show you how to use the Lathe Nurbs, Dynamics and noise in your textures to build and texture the scene. Then … Continue reading →

August 13, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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Five Second Project Winner – “CMYK”

Congratulations to Florian Geyer for winning the CMYK five second project. His simple, but effective animation has some really sexy key-framing going on and is tied super duper tight to the audio track. But, more importantly this piece speaks to … Continue reading →

August 12, 2010 and filed in Five Second Projects
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Tutorial Sneak Peak – Inception Totem

I have been working on a new tutorial this week and I wanted to give you guys a quick look at the final render. It’s based on the movie Inception. It’s a pretty simple animation, but I think I will … Continue reading →

August 11, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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CS Tools – Fog

Examples I used fog when lighting and rendering these city shots to give the city a nice haze. Download the CS Tools Here Watch all of the CS Tools Tutorials

August 10, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, CS Tools, Tutorials, Video
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GSG Live Cast – How to Make Money as A Motion Designer

In this episode of GSG Live, I talk more about the business side of Motion Design. I talk about and answer questions about freelance, getting paid what your worth, how to meet people in your industry that are hiring, and … Continue reading →

August 6, 2010 and filed in GSG Live, Motion Design, Video, Visual Learning