In episode 4 of The Business of Motion we look at the four ways to recognize the too-hard basket, an imaginary place where we put everything that’s too hard to deal with right now. Read more…
June 27, 2009 by John Dickinson | 2,660 views | Comments (4)
June 24, 2009 by John Dickinson | 11,300 views | Comments (7)
Cinema 4D has been rapidly increasing in popularity of the past few years, probably due to it’s ease-of-use when compared to other 3D applications and it’s strong motion graphics tools and tight integration with Adobe After Effects. The following is a list of free and fee-based resources from around the web that I have found useful. Thanks to @fmagic & @toe_fur for input. Read more…
June 18, 2009 by John Dickinson | 7,033 views | Comments (8)
Recently I posted a 3 part series of tutorials on creating a shattering glass effect using Maxon Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects. This is the project that inspired that tutorial. The brief was to animate promotional key art of a person with bloodied hands holding a brief case and finish with a glass shatter effect to reveal the name of the series, followed by the channel logo. Read more…
June 16, 2009 by John Dickinson | 1,920 views | Comments (8)
In the last episode of The Business of Motion we explored the importance of passion and how it can be your communication super power. Like fire however, passion can be dangerous. In this discussion Robin explains the 3 ways passion can hinder your communication and damage relationships. Read more…
June 15, 2009 by John Dickinson | 985 views | Comments (0)
GreyScaleGorilla is hosting a new 5 Second Project sponsored by Motionworks. This week’s theme is “Kick the Bucket”. The winning entry will receive a copy of Making It Look Great 6 for Cinema 4D and After Effects. This is a great way to make sure your work gets noticed, with the chance of winning a fabulous prize. To learn about the idiom “kick the bucket” click here.
June 11, 2009 by John Dickinson | 5,089 views | Comments (9)
In this video tip learn how to work faster and smarter when using duplicated text layers. Read more…
June 10, 2009 by John Dickinson | 1,359 views | Comments (2)
Your comments posted in response to The Business of Motion have been fantastic and we’ve decided that we will “jam” those that can add extra value to Motionworks followers. In Episode 2: The 3 Skills That Determine Your Income, Cameron wrote “…you forgot about lying as a key skill”. Jamming this comment generated an important discussion. Read more…
June 8, 2009 by John Dickinson | 10,963 views | Comments (24)
In the final part of this series we’ll look at how to add some more detail to the shatter in Cinema 4D using the Knife tool, add dust in Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Particular, create a quick background and fake refraction using the Displacement Map effect. Read more…
June 6, 2009 by John Dickinson | 2,002 views | Comments (13)
When people ask me what it takes to be a success in the motion graphics industry I always reply that one must have a passion. In this second episode of The Business of Motion we explore the importance of passion and how it can be your communication super power. Read more…
