Monthly Archives: December 2011

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Cinema 4D and AE Animated GIF Tests

Chuck Anderson posted this site called DVDP in his twitter feed and I have been obsessed with it all weekend. I have been learning how to make things loop properly in Cinema 4D and how to make Animated GIFs using … Continue reading →

December 26, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Motion Design
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Cinema 4D Holiday Tutorial Round-Up

Happy Holidays everyone. Things have been slow around the Greyscalegorilla office lately. Like many, we are preparing for holidays and enjoying friends and family. I hope you are doing the same. But, I figured I would put this list of … Continue reading →

December 22, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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How to Make An Animated Title Sequence in Cinema 4D and After Effects

Vimeo asked me to do a tutorial for their excellent Vimeo School series and I said “heck yes!” It’s all about how to make a fun animated title using Cinema 4D and After Effects. In Lesson 1, we build the … Continue reading →

December 20, 2011 and filed in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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Use Bodypaint and Cinema 4D To Make A Unique Snowflake Texture

Happy Holidays! In this short video, Chris (while wearing a Santa hat) shows you how to make a unique snowflake texture using Bodypaint.

December 14, 2011 and filed in Chris Schmidt, Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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My Favorite After Effects Plugins From Red Giant

Here is a list of some of some of my favorite software from Red Giant and how I use it in my work. Trapcode Suite 11 It’s everything Trapcode. If you work in After Effects, it’s the first plugin set … Continue reading →

December 13, 2011 and filed in After Effects, Motion Design
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Cinema 4D to After Effects Tutorial: Plasma TV

In this tutorial, I will show you how to prepare a cinema 4D scene file for export to After Effects. First, we will model, light and animate a simple flat-screen TV. Then, we will export the scene to After Effects … Continue reading →

December 12, 2011 and filed in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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How To Light Your Scene With A Custom HDRI and Global Illumination

In this tutorial Chris Schmidt shows you how to create a custom HDR material to light your scene by using GI, Layer Shaders, and the often missed illumination setting in materials.

December 6, 2011 and filed in Chris Schmidt, Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video
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My Lighting Challenge Render: Lighting and Texturing an iPhone 4S

In this video, I show you how I built my render for the first GSG Lighting Challenge from a couple months ago. First, I show you some of the ways I figured out how to light the scene and then … Continue reading →

December 2, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Light Kit Pro, Tutorials, Video