Introduction to Cinema 4D: A Beginner's Animation Guide

The Ultimate Cinema 4D Guide: Beginners.
This class is for anyone who wants to learn Cinema 4D. This class is for anyone who has never used Cinema 4D or any other 3D application.

I will share tips and tricks to help you use Cinema 4D in the best way. I will also show you how to create a fast workflow. Even if you are not an expert in Cinema 4D, you will still learn a lot from this class.

This class is approximately 8 hours long and divided into 2 sections. Section 1 covers different topics and tools in Cinema 4D. Section 2 is about creating workflows and using real projects as examples. You can watch the entire thing and you'll be able to open Cinema 4D today to start creating your animations!

Section 1: Aspects Of Cinema 4D

• Getting Started: An overview of menus and interfaces in Cinema 4D. Shortcuts and project settings
• Modelling: A look at different modelling tools & techniques and where to find assets for your projects
• Lighting: The different light types in Cinema 4D and their settings. Also, how to light with purpose
• Materials How material channels work and how to make stylised or realistic materials
• Splines How to draw paths and other path-based objects.
• MoGraph- An overview of Cinema 4D’s powerful 'MoGraph’ section
• Animation How to make keyframes. Working with timelines, keyframe-interpolation
• Cameras- Camera settings and the best way to create smooth and dynamic animations with your camera

Section 2: Example Projects & Workflows

This section will focus on applying all the knowledge gained up to this point to real projects. This section will show you how to work in Cinema 4D and then outputting and finishing them in After Effects. This section will introduce new ideas and concepts. These are the projects:

Example Project 01-Futuristic city Animation with many skyscrapers and flying cars

Example Project 02 SciFi Wormhole animation looped animation

You will be able create your own animations in Cinema 4D by the end of the class.