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

This animation idea went from inspiration to finished rendered tutorial in less than an hour. It’s days like this that make me love Cinema 4D so much. The ability to try ideas, iterate, and make something cool in minutes instead of hours is so fun. I’ll launch the tutorial soon, but do yourself a fun favor, and try to match it before it comes out.

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After months of work, Transform is finally out and ready for you to play with. This plugin is very exciting for us for a few reasons. First, it’s the most powerful plugin GSG has ever made. It really became much more than we ever thought it would. It all started as an idea to easily shatter text, and it turned into a fully functional animation tool for any object, text, model, or cloner system you throw at it. Second reason we are excited? This is one of those plugins that has so much potential, we can’t even imagine some of the uses you might come up with for it. In short, we are excited to get in into the artists hands (that’s you!) and see what you make with it. Anyway, check out the videos below and see if Transform is a good fit for the way you work. I will have more tutorials and training coming soon for the Plugin. I really can’t wait to see what you come up with. Happy Rendering!

Visit the Transform Page

Transform Demo Video

Existing Parts Mode Example: Burger And Fries

One of my favorite Effects: Fireworks

Visit the Transform Page

Here are a few new renders from our upcoming plugin, Transform. We have been working our butts off the last few weeks trying to get this thing out and into your hands. It has really become a more powerful tool than we ever expected. Stay tuned for the launch and pricing. It should be very soon. If you want to know day one when the plugin is ready for launch (and maybe even get it a day early) be sure to sign up for the Newsletter Here.

P.S. Everything below has been animated with no keyframes using Transform.

Burger And Fries Animation (No Keyframes)

Explode Preset

C4D Text With DOF

Fireworks Preset

Simple Cube Spin Example

Original Demo Video

Download the GSG Flag Scene File Here

Just a quick video showing a quick animation I made yesterday. I was playing around making a flag animation and found a pretty simple, stylistic way to do it. It renders super fast and is customizable. Just change the PSD file attached and you can make it whatever you want. A Fresnel on the diffusion is handling all of the shading. I show a bit of the compositing in After Effects at the end of the video too if you are interested. Drop a link in the comments or on the Facebook Page if you make anything cool with it. Enjoy!

Sample Renders

Based on This Current TV Logo Animation.

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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!

I came across Matthew’s work today though a twitter link and I loved the way he seems to be learning while playing (the best way to learn, really). His Cinema 4D Experiments” video above is like his own Five Second Project reel. It even has a real five second project in it. Also, be sure to check out his tumblr page that features some of his work in lovely GIF form.

What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make original work for our demo reel or portfolio. But, sometimes you just need a theme to get you started or some rules to fight against. Here is your chance. Use the theme “Nothing But Cubes” to make a five second motion piece and enter it into the form below. If your new to five second projects, why not check out the Five Second Projects Archive to see all of the past themes and winners. Have Fun!

Rules
Watch a Video about the rules
1. Submissions must be Five Seconds Long!
2. Any animation is accepted. Video only submissions will not.
3. The animations has to do with the theme in some way.
4. Original Work only. Don’t cut out 5 seconds of already made work.
5. Link back to GSG on your Vimeo Post

Why Should You Enter?
Watch The Video about why to enter
1. Try new techniques or software
2. Limitations help get the mind working.
3. Make short, awesome pieces for your reel.
4. Get critique from your peers.
5. Promote yourself.

How Do I Enter my Video?
1. Create a five second animation based on the theme.
2. Upload your video to Vimeo. Don’t forget to add a link back to this blog post.
3. Submit your link to the form below and I will add it to the channel. (Submissions can take up to 48 hours to be added to the project.)
4. Deadline is Sunday, May 13th

SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED. Thanks for entering.

Now What?
Watch all the entries at the vimeo channel, or check out old Five Second Projects in the FiveSecondProjects Archive

In this tutorial, I try to recreate some of the effects in Ion’s beautiful Spherical Animation using the Cloner, Step Effector, Atom Array, and Cel Renderer. I also show you how to do the final composite in After Effects.

Sample Render

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Whew! Chris and I have been working months to get our new plugin ready for NAB this week. We were so excited to introduce it yesterday on the show floor at NAB and I wanted to share it with you on the blog, today.

It’s called Transform. It’s a procedural build and destroy tool for Cinema 4D. Shatter, dissolve, destroy, build, morph, collapse, shard, and beam your text and objects procedurally in Cinema 4D without needing to make anything editable. The video above shows just a little bit of what this plugin can do. We are still working hard on adding more features and getting this ready for a big launch very soon.

Watch a Live Demo of Transform at NAB All This Week

Head over to C4DLive.com to watch my presentation live at NAB where I will be demoing Transform and showing off some of what it can do. Check the schedule below and don’t miss it. Trust me.

Monday: 10:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Tuesday: 12:30 PM PDT
Wednesday: 2:30 PM PDT
Thursday: 11:30 AM PDT