Cinema 4D S22 Essential Training: Motion Graphics

Introduction

• Cinema 4D for motion graphics artists
• Before you begin this course
• Setting up C4D
• If you're using Cinema 4D S24

1. What Are Motion Graphics?

• What are motion graphics?
• The motion graphics pipeline
• Examples of work
• Core concepts for 3D and motion graphics

2. MoGraph Basics and Animation Techniques

• What is MoGraph?
• Create and modify clones
• Create and finesse animation
• Timeline functions
• Copying tracks and offsetting keyframes
• Moving animated objects
• Retiming animation with Time Tracks

3. Splines and Text

• What are splines?
• Work with Illustrator files in C4D
• Spline modeling tools
• Type tools

4. Working with Cameras

• Camera basics
• Create a camera animation
• Morph between cameras
• Control cameras with tags

5. Materials and Lights

• Working with lights and materials
• Manipulate materials on objects
• Add imperfections with shaders
• Volumetric lighting
• Light with HDRIs
• Light with objects and materials

6. The Power of MoGraph and Fields

• What are Fields?
• Reading a scene with Fields
• Sharing Fields across Effectors
• Group Fields and remap values
• Work with Delay and Decay
• Make selections with Fields
• Use MoGraph tags with Fields
• Use Masks and Subfields
• Create organic growth patterns

7. Dynamics and Field Forces

• Working with Dynamics
• What are Field Forces?
• Control C4D particles with Field Forces
• Advanced particle simulations

8. Rendering and Compositing for Motion Graphics

• Compositing tag
• Common render settings
• Create preview renders
• Work with takes
• Set up multipass renders
• The AEC workflow

9. Challenge

• Challenge overview
• Solution

Conclusion

• Next steps