Cinema 4D Intermediate

Learn powerful techniques to help you work smarter and faster in Cinema 4D.

Deepen your understanding of Cinema 4D with our industry experts.

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Cinema 4D Intermediate

This intermediate-level Cinema 4D course is designed to expand your skills and knowledge in 3D modelling, animation, and rendering. Dive deeper into advanced techniques such as character rigging, dynamics and simulations, advanced lighting and shading, motion tracking, compositing, and working with particles and fluids.

Explore advanced modelling tools, create more complex materials and textures, refine your animation skills, and master the art of visual effects. By the end of this course, you will have the expertise to create stunning and realistic 3D projects using Cinema 4D.

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Two Days

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10:00 - 16:30 GMT

  • icon Speed up your workflow
  • icon Create complex surfaces
  • icon Model more complex shapes
  • icon Use physics-based dynamics
  • icon Enhanced animation techniques.

You'll need to have attended our Cinema 4D Intro course or have equivalent working knowledge before joining this class.

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Course leader is an experienced industry expert

Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay Action
5-6th Jun 25 Thu-Fri London Bridge Available £499.00 £100.00 £399.00 + VAT
4-5th Aug 25 Mon-Tue London Bridge Available £499.00 £70.00 £429.00 + VAT
17-18th Sep 25 Wed-Thu London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
10-11th Nov 25 Mon-Tue London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
7-8th Jan 26 Wed-Thu London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
2-3rd Mar 26 Mon-Tue London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
29-30th Apr 26 Wed-Thu London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
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18-19th Aug 25 Mon-Tue Online Available £499.00 £70.00 £429.00 + VAT
15-16th Oct 25 Wed-Thu Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
11-12th Dec 25 Thu-Fri Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
4-5th Feb 26 Wed-Thu Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
2-3rd Apr 26 Thu-Fri Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
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Course Dates

5-6th Jun 25 (Thu-Fri)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount: £100.00

You Pay: £399.00 + VAT
4-5th Aug 25 (Mon-Tue)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount: £70.00

You Pay: £429.00 + VAT
18-19th Aug 25 (Mon-Tue)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount: £70.00

You Pay: £429.00 + VAT
17-18th Sep 25 (Wed-Thu)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
15-16th Oct 25 (Wed-Thu)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
10-11th Nov 25 (Mon-Tue)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
11-12th Dec 25 (Thu-Fri)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
7-8th Jan 26 (Wed-Thu)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
4-5th Feb 26 (Wed-Thu)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
2-3rd Mar 26 (Mon-Tue)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
2-3rd Apr 26 (Thu-Fri)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
29-30th Apr 26 (Wed-Thu)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT

Course Outline

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

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