Cinema 4D: Principles of Motion Graphics

Introduction

• Motion graphics in Cinema 4D
• What you should know
• Project settings in Cinema 4D

1. Understanding Motion Graphics

• Motion graphic breakdown
• Creative process: File organization
• Creative process: Motion graphics

2. Building Shapes

• Intro to primitive objects
• Intro to splines and generators
• Importing Illustrator files
• Applying deformers

3. Exploring Typography

• Intro to typography
• Choose wisely: Typefaces
• Animating type with MoText

4. Creating a Color Palette

• Intro to color theory
• Understanding materials
• Setting up color relationships in Cinema 4D
• Applying multiple materials to geometry

5. Adding Details

• Applying graphics to materials
• Adding textures with shaders
• Recoloring textured Cloner objects

6. Lighting and Stylizing

• Intro to lighting
• Lighting for shiny, slick looking graphics
• Creating 2D sketch style graphics

7. Transitions

• Duplicate and repeat with cloners
• Camera animation
• 3D transitions

8. Animation Techniques

• Robotic animation
• Bounce and overshoot
• Custom speed changes

9. Exporting

• Export using the Picture Viewer

Conclusion

• Next steps