Monthly Archives: January 2011

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Hooray! Cinema Update for 4D 12 Adds Control Click for Right Click

Wacom users, rejoice. Mouse users, yawn.

January 31, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Motion Design
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GSG Live Cast: Q&A and City Kit Preview

You can watch and ask questions live for GSG Live Casts every Wednesday at 2pm CST over on Greyscalegorilla.com/live. Mentioned in the Cast nickvegas.tv shakeitphoto.com Cactus Dan

January 27, 2011 and filed in GSG Live, Video
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How to Animate a Page Turn with Cinema 4D and Planesmart with Mike the Monkey

I’m so excited to have Mike “The Monkey” Senften back for another tutorial on Greyscalegorilla. In this video, Mike shows you how to set up a page turn animation in Cinema 4D using several different techniques including cloth and the … Continue reading →

January 24, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, The Monkey, Tutorials, Video
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The Compositing Tag – The Answer to all Your Problems

In this tutorial, I show you some of the helpful things the Compositing Tag can do to solve problems in your Cinema 4D projects. Usually, when lights or reflections aren’t doing exactly what you want, you can rely on the … Continue reading →

January 21, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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Inspiration: Make It Better

Brilliant keyframing and sound design in this piece by Clim. It also makes for a great mantra when creating your own projects. “I’m Gonna Make It Better!”

January 20, 2011 and filed in Inspiration
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Motion Graphic Design Census 2010 Results

The long awaited, first ever Motion Graphic Design Census just came out, and it’s full of interesting facts and numbers about the motion design industry. Bran Dougherty-Johnson and Jake Sargeant did a great job crunching the numbers and designing this … Continue reading →

January 19, 2011 and filed in Ideas, News
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Five Second Project “Reverse” – CLOSED

Switch it up, play it back, reverse it. Its all about going backwards today. Turn it around and have fun with it! What Are Five Second Projects? We all want to make cool shit for our demo reel right? Sometimes … Continue reading →

January 18, 2011 and filed in Five Second Projects
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My Favorite Guru Packs

Vintage Film For Looks Buy Vintage Film For Looks Harry Frank’s Looping Backgrounds for Trapcode Suite Buy Harry Frank’s Looping Backgrounds for Trapcode Suite Stu Maschwitz’s Rebel Epic for Looks Buy Stu Maschwitz’s Rebel Epic for Looks

January 14, 2011 and filed in After Effects, News
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Winner of “Best Present Ever” Five Second Project

Congratulations to Alex Mamontov for winning the latest five second project. The spot heaps a TON of really nice tricks, texture, and animation in only five seconds and tells a complete story without reverting to text for clarity. Great work!! … Continue reading →

January 13, 2011 and filed in Five Second Projects
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How to make Striped 3D Typography in Cinema 4D

In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a fun striped typography look using Cinema 4D. First I show you how to use the Mograph Type tool and the random effector to create the scene. Then, I show … Continue reading →

January 11, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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Striped Text Tutorial Preview

As always, feel free to give this one a try on your own before the tutorial is out. Post your results in the comments.

January 10, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Motion Design, News
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30 Motion Tests in 30 Seconds Plus Interview

I recently had a chance to interview Steffen Knoesgaard about his excellent 30 Motion Tests in 30 Seconds project he posted on Behance. His excellent project is EXACTLY the thing I love to see and recommend to people who are … Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Interview, News, Video
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Greyscalegorilla Presenting at Chicago C4D This Wednesday January 5th

UPDATE: Thanks for everyone who came out to the meet-up! It was really fun to meet you guys. I especially loved all the great questions and feedback. See you at the next meet-up! Also, thanks again to Brad and Daily … Continue reading →

January 3, 2011 and filed in News