Monthly Archives: August 2010

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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
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Secret Cinebench Scene Files

Awesome! I was playing with Cinebench and found that you can open the scene files used for the test renders and play with them in Cinema 4D! My favorite is the Aixponza file. Open it up and check out all … Continue reading →

August 5, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video, Visual Learning
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How To Use Cinebench to Benchmark Your Computer

Cinebench is a great free program from maxon that will benchmark your computer. If you are in the market for a new computer (like I am), or just want to see how your machine stacks up when it comes to … Continue reading →

August 5, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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How to use Volumetric Lighting in Cinema 4D

In this short tutorial, I show you how to use Volumetric Lighting in Cinema 4D to make Light Rays. You can also use Volumetric Lights for glows, Shine effects and also for dramatic backlighting. Thanks to Kai Pedersen and Rick … Continue reading →

August 4, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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My New Guru Presets for Red Giant: Vintage Film For Looks

I’m so happy to announce my first GURU pack for red giant called “Nick Campbell’s Vintage Film for Looks.” Based off the vintage feel of my iPhone apps, these presets were made to add timeless tone and instant vintage color … Continue reading →

August 3, 2010 and filed in After Effects, My Work, Photography