Monthly Archives: May 2011

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HDRI Studio Pack: Cups Render

A customer sent in this series of beautiful renders lit in Cinema 4D. They are lit entirely with Global Illumination and the Greyscalegorilla HDRI Studio Pack. So great to see the variation of styles. Plus, I adore that coffee cup … Continue reading →

May 17, 2011 and filed in HDRI Studio Pack, Products
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Greyscalegorilla Podcast: Episode 4: Turn Off Growl!

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May 13, 2011 and filed in Podcasts
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Marble Machine: Catch And Push Box

More from my marble experiments. This module was inspired by the catch and rotate machines in this huge Lego Mindstoms Marble Run.

May 11, 2011 and filed in Ideas, My Work
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Greyscalegorilla Podcast: Episode 3: To School or Not to School?

Show Notes Is Design School Actually Worth It? Cargo Carbon Made Chicago C4D Subscribe to the Greyscalegorilla Podcast Sponsor the Podcast Greyscalegorilla is looking for a few sponsors to help offset the cost of the growing bandwidth cost of the … Continue reading →

May 11, 2011 and filed in Podcasts
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Build an Abstract Animation Layer by Layer with Thinking Particles, Metaballs and Mograph

In this lesson, Simon explores how to combine Thinking Particles with the Mograph-module, metaball, and deformers to animated objects. This technique can be used to add different layers of animation on top of each other and give you a greater … Continue reading →

May 10, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Simon Holmedal, Tutorials, Video
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Marble Machine: Lift Wheel Test

I have been playing more with the idea of making some marble contraptions or Rube Goldberg machines in Cinema 4D. Mostly as a way to learn more about the dynamics system. Here is a concept for a way to get … Continue reading →

May 9, 2011 and filed in Ideas, My Work
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NAB Interview Series: Episode 3 – Mike “The Monkey” Senften

While at NAB this year, I decided to interview some of my favorite people in the motion design industry and ask them a few questions. In this third episode, I talk to Mike “The Monkey” Senften. Mike is an incredible … Continue reading →

May 9, 2011 and filed in Interview, NAB Interview Series, Podcasts, The Monkey
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Greyscalegorilla Podcast: Episode 2: Learn Faster

Another Episode of Q&A From April 27th where we talk about a bunch of crazy stuff including… Getting better by working around people smarter than you How to learn to trust smart peoples opinion The scale of time and passion … Continue reading →

May 6, 2011 and filed in Podcasts
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Is Design School Actually Worth it?

Image by D Sharon Pruitt Let’s be very clear. School isn’t mandatory to be successful in a creative industry. Nobody cares if you have a degree or if you went to a prestigious school. No matter how you get there, … Continue reading →

May 5, 2011 and filed in Design, Ideas
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