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Dive into an in-depth video tutorial exploring the project files of "Bumble", a short animated film produced by Bullpen. Unbox the Cinema 4D and After Effects files to uncover advanced motion design techniques and secrets. Analyze how the filmmakers achieved the unique 2D-like aesthetic in 3D, created intricate scenes like the spiderweb, and animated seed popping effects. Learn from industry professionals by examining their workflow, from initial animatics to final renders. Gain valuable insights into high-level motion design processes and discover new tricks to enhance your own projects. Perfect for motion designers looking to elevate their skills by studying real-world production files from top artists in the field.

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Joey Korenman : Joey here. And even though I'm Jewish, Christmas came early courtesy of our friends at hold frame today I'm unboxing the cinema 4d and after effects, project files from Bumble, a short film from the talented folks at bullpen. Let's dive in
Joey Korenman : Picking apart someone else's project files is an amazing way to learn new tricks. Our friends had hold frame of hooked us up with project files from a short film called Bumble. And today I'm going to unbox them with you and see what kind of advanced tricks we can learn together. Make sure to check out this video's description. If you'd like to grab the full set of project files for this film, plus some breakdowns and extra material from the filmmakers. All right, first let's watch the film and I thought it might be good to get a truly unbiased opinion alongside my own. Here you watch this. Okay.
Music : [intro music]
Joey Korenman : Pretty awesome.
Girl : He ran down like the big flower. It had so many tiny little yellow finger and it's like,
Joey Korenman : Yep. All right. So I have a whole bunch of questions about how this was made. And fortunately I have the project files courtesy of hold frame. Now, if you haven't heard of hold frame, it's an amazing resource for motion designers and animators to download projects from some of the best artists in the world. It's basically like having access to the source code for some of your favorite work. And it's an incredible way to pick up some advanced tips and secrets. So here are some of the questions I want to answer by digging through the projects first, how did they achieve the look of this film? I know it's 3d, but it kind of looks 2d. The colors and the overall aesthetic are really cool. And I want to know how they pulled it off. Second. How did they do the spiderweb scene? This is one of those. How the hell did they do it things? And I suspect it's less complicated than I'm imagining third. How did they get the seeds to pop off? I'm curious, did they brute force this? Did they simulate it? I don't know. And finally, what other tricks will we discover? I know I'm going to be surprised when I check out the projects and I'm hoping to learn some new things to add to my bag of tricks. All right, let's start in the cinema 40 project files.
Joey Korenman : So to begin, I'm checking out this PDF that came with the project and it has a lot of really cool details about how the project was actually executed, including some links to animatics, which is great because this is normally a step that you don't see as someone viewing a short film. So let's take a look at the 3d animatic. And one of the things I'd like you to notice is how simple the scenes are. The bees themselves don't have any shading or texture. And in fact, there's not even wings on them. And so you might be wondering like, I am how the heck all of this got put together. So let's go into the cinema 40 project and take a look. So this is the second shot in the film, and let's kind of dive in and take a look at what's going on here.