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From Cinema 4D to After Effects: A Professional Workflow

Christopher KenworthyLessons: 15Length: 1.7 hours
Post-Production Motion Graphics
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5.1 Creating Complexity In A Scene

Before lighting and texturing, After Effects users often need to create a complex animated environment. Using Cinema 4D Arrays you can create and animate massively complex scenes in minutes.

1.Introduction
1 lesson, 02:07

1.1
Introduction
02:07

2.Basic Integration Techniques
3 lessons, 30:38

2.1
Setting Up The Workflow
08:40

2.2
Spline Modeling and Animation
10:04

2.3
Animating Points To Create Ribbons
11:54

3.Camera Work
2 lessons, 16:07

3.1
Integrated Cameras
04:36

3.2
Editing Between Cameras
11:31

4.Working With Texture and Materials
3 lessons, 23:15

4.1
Texturing With A Logo
05:52

4.2
Animated Textures
03:07

4.3
Texturing A Scene
14:16

5.Environment and Lighting
3 lessons, 15:12

5.1
Creating Complexity In A Scene
04:59

5.2
Lighting A Scene
06:50

5.3
Volumetric Spotlights
03:23

6.Complex Animation
2 lessons, 10:54

6.1
Experimenting With Animation
04:20

6.2
Animating An Entire Scene
06:34

7.Conclusion
1 lesson, 00:58

7.1
What You've Learned
00:58

Christopher Kenworthy
Christopher Kenworthy
Christopher Kenworthy (born 1968) is an Australian writer and former film director. He is the author of two novels, The Winter Inside and The Quality of Light for Serpent's Tail, along with a short story collection, Will You Hold Me? and the chapbook Sullom Hill. His fiction has been widely praised by authors such as Michael Moorcock, and anthologised in books such as The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. Born in Preston, England, he moved to Australia in 1997 and began a directing career which lasted until 2013. His Master Shots books are best-sellers for Michael Wiese Books. He is the director of The Sculptor. He won the Award For Directing (WA Screen Awards) in 2007. He directed many music videos, including Dreaming Light for Anathema (band).
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