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Cinema 4D with Stephen (Workshop 5)


In our 5th workshop with Stephen our topic was based on Cinema 4D. We was first introduced to the programme by being shown some of the tools. Below shows what the Cinema 4D programme looks like. 

Part 1 - Object



Above shows some of the most use tools that we would be using. The first icon (the square) allows us to add a object, if I held down on this it would give me a range of different objects. The sixth icon (the floor) allows us to add a floor to the project meaning our object can sit on top. Another important tip is to understand the X, Y & Z axes:



X - left to right
Y - bottom to tom
Z - in and out

This tool allows us to move the object in relation to the floor. I changed the Y to 100cm as the box was sitting underneath the floor. At this point, I rendered my project to see what it would look like. The box isn't visible and the workspace is really dark.



We then looked at adding a spot of light in order to add some light and be able to see our box. I added the default light and repositioned my light. The project colour is really basic and starts to blend into the background. I looked at adding some colour and shadows to make the box stand out and then added a material from another project onto the floor to see what this would look like. I think this looks quite nice and creates a nice reflection however isn't something that would work all the time.






I also started to create a cloner of the cube and worked with the coord. tool to create a circle of squares that moved by using the timeline, this reminds me slightly of Adobe After Effects in terms of the timeline.



Part 2 - Typography

We then started to look into creating 3D typography.


I worked with a range of techniques including working with the soft body and rigid body tags, creating an emitter and grouping my elements together.


We then looked at the rendering settings. I choose the second icon along (render to picture view). To save as a JPG:
I changed the format to JPG and clicked OK, I then saved the file as the name I wanted.





To save as an animation:

I opened the last icon with the settings icon and changed the frame range from current frame to all frames and closed the menu down. I then used the render to picture view. I changed the type from still image to animation and changed he format from JPG to MP3.



Below shows the final JPG image and the final animation:

  Cinema 4D with Stephen from Amy Winson on Vimeo.


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