Graphic Design & Animation

This workshop introduces Maxon Cinema4D which lies at the intersection between 2D and 3D digital asset generation, and its industry leading toolset allows for the production of high-fidelity static and motion based work. I could either generate a 3D Logo or name in Cinema4D, by extruding a vector and adding a material. Or create a 90 frame animation using the techniques covered in the session. I watched a couple of videos to introduce me to what can be done in Cinema 4D. Cinema 4D is a useful programs to create 3D adverts. Below is the MAXON Cinema 4D Advertising Reel 2015. Basics and shapes, movement and light sources. Learning about materials and how you can upload a texture to an object. I gave this text a transparent and glossy material to represent ice. We added a plane so that the text has base to sit on, the added a light source in order to add shadow and depth.  We explored particles and collision so that the objects d...

This workshop is a collaborative film project of our group and the final workshop of the year. Each of us created a ten second animation based on the idea of an object/creature that lives in the sky. These objects/characters will animate from right to left across the screen. These individual animations have been composited together to make a longer film piece. The intention of this workshop was to celebrate our work, individual styles, and the techniques covered throughout the year. Project references: Lantern Fishes from Adam Gault on Vimeo . We looked at this animation piece which about fish under the sea, the animation goes from right to left, as soon as one moves off screen, it introduces the next scene, similar to what our group will produce.  Furthermore, I looked for my own project references and came across this bizarre and weird russian animated short cartoon "Fru 89 From left to right". The author is Ivan Maximov, while the music was composed by...