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Meet Michael Rigley
Getting Started
Lesson 1 of 4 Design for Production: Workflow
This overview lesson will provide the essential knowledge we’ll need for this course. Michael will walk you through the project brief and creative deck, and discuss narratives, storyboards and references. Next, you’ll learn the foundational principles of Michael’s procedural workflow in Cinema 4D, followed by workspace customizations, and an introductory software technique session.
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Lesson 1
this lessonGetting Started
This overview lesson will provide the essential knowledge we’ll need for this course. Michael will walk you through the project brief and creative deck, and discuss narratives, storyboards and references. Next, you’ll learn the foundational principles of Michael’s procedural workflow in Cinema 4D, followed by workspace customizations, and an introductory software technique session.- 1 hour 57 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 17 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
The Creative Deck
Procedural Logic
Technique: Creating Procedural Geometry
Conclusion
Lesson 2
Intro to Procedural Systems in C4D
Get ready to dive headfirst into Cinema 4D! Put Michael’s procedural workflow principles into practice by adding complexity to the geometric form created in the previous lesson. You’ll also learn the basics of X-Particles, allowing you to create complex particle systems to integrate with Cinema 4D’s mograph tools.- 1 hour 1 minuteTotal Lesson Duration
- 6 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Workflow Highlight
Technique: Procedural Design in C4D
Creative Assessment
Conclusion
Lesson 3
Texturing, Lighting + Rendering
Composition and lighting are key to any successful image. Michael will show you how to compose your shots, build out scene detail around cameras, and set up lighting for renders. You’ll also generate high-res textures in After Effects, dial in your render settings in Octane, and kick out multipass images for compositing.- 2 hours 4 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 12 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Workflow Highlight
Technique: Rendering
Creative Assessment
Conclusion
Lesson 4
AE Compositing
This week, all of your hard work will come together. Once you’ve brought your multipass renders into After Effects, Michael will show you how to push and pull the details out of the image, creating professional composites and defining the final look for the project.- 1 hour 5 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 8 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Workflow Highlight
Technique: AE Compositing
Creative Assessment
Conclusion
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