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Cinema 4D Intermediate | Training Course

Learn powerful techniques to help you work smarter and faster in Cinema 4D.
Deepen your understanding of Cinema 4D with our industry experts.

ANIMATION EXPERTS | 3D TRAINING | SMALL COURSE SIZES | LONDON & LIVE ONLINE

  Course Dates Venue   Price  
Online £399 + VAT save £100
London Bridge £429 + VAT save £70
Online £499 + VAT
London Bridge £499 + VAT
Online £499 + VAT
London Bridge £499 + VAT

Cinema 4D Intermediate | Training Course

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What will I learn?

  • Speed up your workflow
  • Create complex surfaces
  • Model more complex shapes
  • Use physics-based dynamics
  • Enhanced animation techniques.
  • Free digital course assets
  • Free post-course helpdesk support
Course Takeaways
Learner Reviews

How good is the course?

  • Average Score 4.8 out of 5
  • Delicious lunch provided
  • Certificate of Achievement
  • 69 reviews

Day One


Cinema 4D recap and best practice

• Consolidate knowledge of the Cinema 4D workspace and layout

• Reconfiguring the interface - customising the Cinema 4D toolbar

• Better use of the object hierarchy

• Controlling object visibility

• Using a hidden null for objects "history"

• Searching for tools and creating favorite shortcuts to speed workflow

• Important toolbar additions - scroll to first active and Reset PRS

• Layer management


Further into materials and UVW Mapping

• Using the Reflectance channel to create complex surfaces

• Correct use of Fresnel

• Using the Luminance channel to create light effects

• Transparency and refraction

• Material glow

• Using Bump and Displacement to dynamically create more detail

• Combination channels - Fusion and layers for complex texture channel control

• Effect layers within materials

• Getting better control of our UVW mapping; making materials "stick" to objects


Modelling more complex shapes and surfaces

• Combining constructor objects

• Further into deformers

• Using Null objects to control the hierarchy and ensure correct results

• Complex polygon modeling

• Using Soft selections and advanced selection techniques

• Extracting splines from objects

• Objects clean up and correcting geometry

• Box modelling smooth surfaces with the subdivision surface


Using Mograph for modelling and object creation as well as more complex animation

• Mograph object types and how to create them

• Modelling with Mograph

• Using the Mograph cloner

• Creating and using Mograph Effectors with Mograph elements

• Effector falloff

• Animating with Mograph


Introduction to the Cinema 4D dynamic's system

• Introducing real world physics into scene to allow objects to collide, bounce and deform

• Applying dynamics tags to turn objects into items with physical properties

• Using rigid bodies and cloth bodies

• Soft body dynamics

• Collider objects

• Controlling dynamics system settings


Day Two


Rendering and lighting

• Exploring GI in detail

• HDRI workflow for more realistic rendering - skylight illumination

• Using luminant materials with GI

• Ambient occlusion

• Using the physical renderer

• Understanding antialiasing settings

• Fast updates with progressive rendering

• Reducing render times

• Advanced lighting and rendering - using global illumination

• Rendering multi pass renders for compositing

• Complex output formats for better renders

• Using compositing tags

• Alpha channel

• Introduction to Adobe After Effects Cineware

• Using Sketch and Toon Shaders


Refining animation and effecting motion and speed

• Refining timing with advanced Keyframe use

• Understanding the F-curve editor in detail

• Interpolation and curve types

• Combining Keyframes with dynamics

• Mograph animation in depth

• Camera animation with motion cameras

• Path animation and target tags


Questions and answers


This course is also available as a private course. If you wish we can tailor the content for your team. Please contact us for more details.

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19th September - Cinema 4D : Intermediate

Latest Reviews



"Wolf was very helpful and thorough on explaining the mechanics of 3D animation using Cinema 4D and has made the whole process of using less daunting to me. I was amazed at how many interesting animations you can achieve in such a short space of time and now I can see what things would be really useful in my work at the FT. Wolf has a lot of tricks up his sleeves which he introduced me to and was a good laugh. Would recommend to others."
The Financial Times
  • 13th December


"This was a great course and all the staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent and the overall experience was most enjoyable and informative."
Haygarth
  • 13th April


"Wolf was a fantastic teacher, I really learned a lot from his course and it would be a pleasure to do another course run by him."
Porterhouse Medical
  • 1st November