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Polygon Reduction Deformer Effect

The Gorilla — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:22:28 +0000

This tutorial was really fun to make. It all started when Ramiro posted a link to this animation over on the Facebook Page asking how to make the polygon effect starting around 15 seconds in. Well, that got me asking around the office how everyone would do it. As we huddled around my computer, we got playing in Cinema 4D and trying different techniques. “Animate the Noise In The Displacer” Chris said. Jack added, “Try Adding An Atom Array”. and within a few minutes, and after adding some quick sound design in After Effects, I had this animation and a tutorial idea for the blog. It’s little fun things like this that made Cinema 4D (And working in a real office) so fun for me. The ability to try out different ideas and get a fun result, fast. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the tutorial. We sure had fun making it.

Example Render

Watch All Of The NAB 2012 Maxon Presentations and Tutorials

The Gorilla — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:09:11 +0000

Clear your week. Cineversity has released all of the presentations from NAB 2012. All the tutorials and presentations from all the great presenters for you to watch and learn. They posted day 2 and 4 of my presentation since I did two entirely different tutorials. Don’t forget to watch all the other talented presenters from the show. What a great year for Cinema 4D Presenters at NAB.

NAB Presentation Day 2

NAB Presentation Day 4

Based on this great poster by Rizon

Watch all the presentations at Cineversity

~~UPDATE: For those of you having streaming problems, I am working currently with Maxon to find a way to get these to play faster for you. Sorry about that.~~

UPDATE 2: Maxon has just uploaded all of the videos on Vimeo and are playing much better. Thanks, Maxon!

The Cinema 4D Tutorial For Absolute Beginners

The Gorilla — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:56:46 +0000

In this tutorial, Chris starts from the VERY beginning and very briefly cover a lot of topics. The goal here is that a brand new user can get their feet wet and create a very basic final render that includes some modeling, texturing, lighting, and animation! Based off of the first session of an old Introduction to C4D course he used to teach.

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Global Illumination Animation Preset: Adjusting Settings and Managing Grain

The Gorilla — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:12:56 +0000

In this quick video, I wanted to show you some of the settings for the Animation Preset that is part of the HDRI Studio Pack. I go over how to clean up grain in your renders, if you really need to, and also how to adjust the animation settings to give you the best looking renders in the least amount of time.

Animation Preset Examples

Springs, Coils, and Bolts – Replicating a 3D Max Render in Cinema 4D

The Gorilla — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:37:12 +0000

In this tutorial, we will try to recreate this render by Robert Hirsch. He posted it to the Greyscalegorilla Facebook Page a while back and I assumed it was made with Cinema 4D. But, after asking more about it, he let me know it was actually made with 3D Max. So, I thought it would be fun to try and recreate it using Cinema 4D. Follow along as we sweep-nurb and Physical render our way though trying to recreate this stunning image.

Final Render

How To Make A Clover Field With Hair

The Gorilla — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:57:23 +0000

Today, Chris shows you how to make a clover field from scratch using a really fun little technique with Cinema 4D’s hair tools. Great for just whipping out a whole bunch, or specifically placing each one in the perfect spot. Lot’s of uses!

Be sure to post anything you create!

Example Render

How to Use The New Depth Of Field In Cinema 4D R13

Cinema 4D Dynamics Connector Series: Tank Treads

The Gorilla — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:25:53 +0000

In this tutorial Chris will show you how to put together entirely dynamic tank treads. Then, he will also show you how to build some nifty rock terrain for your new tanks to play in.

Inspiration for this tutorial is here.

Example Video

Using Form 2.0 with Cinema 4D

The Gorilla — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:18:17 +0000

Chicago C4D released a video of Gavin Morrissey’s talk about integrating Cinema 4D and Trapcode Form 2.0.

Cinema 4D Dynamics Connector Series: Cardan

The Gorilla — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:41:27 +0000

In this second video in the connector series, Chris focuses completely on the Cardan Connector. Mainly by making a spinning spiked ball of destruction. The ideas for using the Cardan connector were a bit sparse. If anyone knows of some awesome use of the Cardan connector please mention it in the comments.

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Cinema 4D Dynamics Connector Series: Hinge

The Gorilla — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:08:23 +0000

Welcome to the first of the Connector Series. This first one focuses completely on the Hinge Connector (And some motors). We will walk through creating a dynamic briefcase, a toy snake, and a walking robot. Chris had some fun and push the walking robot to do battle to the death verses it’s twin. Enjoy!

Preview Video

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