Category: Motion Design

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The Allegory of the Hike To LA – Why Freelance Estimates are Always So Far Off

no f–ing way…yes, I’ve never done this walk before, but I *know* it does not take 70 days to walk from San Francisco to Los Angeles – Michael Wolfe This is a great analogy to how difficult it is to … Continue reading →

January 30, 2012 and filed in Ideas, Motion Design
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Ministry of Sound Headphone Spot Breakdown

I’m sure by now you have seen this excellent Headphone spot by Paul Clements. It’s full of beautifully animated and composited scenes made with Mograph and Cinema 4D. Today, Paul posted a breakdown video of how he animated many of … Continue reading →

January 17, 2012 and filed in Inspiration, Motion Design
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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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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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3D Lighting And Render Challenge: iPhone 4S

I saw the new intro for the iPhone 4S and I thought it would be fun to try to recreate it. Then, I thought it would be even more fun if we ALL tried to recreate it. So, with that … Continue reading →

October 5, 2011 and filed in Cinema 4D, Motion Design
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OFFF Year Zero

Since I was a speaker, OFFF asked me to make a short video with the theme “Year Zero”. This is what I made. It was released as part of the OFFF 2011 packaging and promotion. Music By: Adams Castle

June 15, 2011 and filed in Motion Design, My Work
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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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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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Glass Mesh Softbody Tutorial Preview

I wanted to give you a sneak peak at an upcoming Cinema 4D tutorial about making this glass mesh soft-body thing. As always, I encourage you guys a chance to give it a try yourself first. There are quite a … Continue reading →

November 23, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, Cinema 4D 12, Motion Design, My Work, Tutorials, Video
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Questions About Cinema 4D 12 – GSG Live Cast

I wanted to repost this Live Cast from a while back about CInema 4D Version 12. It covers a lot of the new features of Cinema 4D Version 12 and goes over how to use some of them. I know … Continue reading →

November 8, 2010 and filed in Cinema 4D, GSG Live, Motion Design, Video