Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D

1. Cinema 4D
   1. 3d modeling
      programme
      1. Potentially
         realistic objects
         1. Merge with photos
            1. Short film
         2. Bring in 3 d content
            1. Composite
            2. Virtual worlds
      2. Quick
         1. Maya ..more complex
      3. AE: 2D multiple
         frames. 2.5 Flat
         objects in 3d
         environments
         Cinema 4d: True 3D
         with Z (depth)
         dimension.
   2.  Basic Workflow Summary (Lynda.com ,”Understanding the Cinema 4D Workflow”, accessed 27 Nov 2015)
      1. Modelling Primitives, Splines,
         Polygons,Extruding Splines,Organic
         Shapes with subdivision surfaces
      2. Lighting- Simulates real world (perhaps
         hyper-realistically). Illumination to make it
         easier to see what you are looking at and can
         add drama and emotion.
      3. Materials-Textering Transparency and
         translucency of an object (Channels in the
         materials manager) Tags
      4. Animation Simple and complex
         movement and dynamics (collisions)
      5. Rendering TIFF PSD self
         contained like MOV. Finish in
         PSD or Aftereffects.
      6. Finish in Ae or PS.
   3. Worked Examples
      1. Wine glass
         1. Splines
            1. Pen tool
            2. Bezier curves
               1. Come down inside
         2. Lathe
            1. Drag on to
         3. Fity pence piece effect
            1. polycam
               1. Not powerful enough to render but now…
            2. Layers
               1. Indivividual
                  polygons 96
      2. Cube
         1. top right corner of
            main screen
         2. Segments
         3. XY +Z dimensions
            1. Triangle symbol
         4. Extrude tool
         5. Scale to transform
         6. Subdivision surface
         7. sdl file