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Maxon Cinema 4D Introduction for After Effects Users 2 Days - London
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction
Duration:
2
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£450 + vat
Learn about 3D design and animation as you apply your After Effects knowledge to Cinema 4D. We will show you how to create realistic objects and surfaces, and then render and export the results. This course is a brilliant 3D primer for anyone with a grounding in After Effects.
After we give you a complete tour of the Cinema 4D environment, we will show you the basics of modelling, texturing, animation, and rendering. You will learn about importing CAD models and Adobe Illustrator content, and will understand how to get projects to move in and out of After Effects. This is an excellent course for anyone interested in 3D design who has some experience of After Effects.
Learn about 3D design and animation as you apply your After Effects knowledge to Cinema 4D. We will show you how to create realistic objects and surfaces, and then render and export the results. This course is a brilliant 3D primer for anyone with a grounding in After Effects.
After we give you a complete tour of the Cinema 4D environment, we will show you the basics of modelling, texturing, animation, and rendering. You will learn about importing CAD models and Adobe Illustrator content, and will understand how to get projects to move in and out of After Effects. This is an excellent course for anyone interested in 3D design who has some experience of After Effects.
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Cinema 4D for After Effects Users 2 Days
Course Details
This 2-day Introduction course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Maxon Cinema 4D and Cinema 4D Lite, and has been designed specifically for existing users of Adobe After Effects. Together, we will cover the fundamentals of creating and manipulating objects, animating scenes, and rendering the results.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the Cinema 4D environment
- Create and manipulate objects
- Import content from other programs
- Apply textures to surfaces
- Animate 3D systems
- Render scenes to produce the final output
- Export After Effects project files from Cinema 4D
- Import lights, cameras, and solids into After Effects
Our goals are for you to create your own 3D designs and character animations, for you to grasp both basic and sophisticated features of Cinema 4D, and for you to understand the integration with After Effects.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for designers who have little or no experience of any 3D programs but who have previously used Adobe After Effects.
You will need basic experience in using After Effects. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe After Effects CC Introduction 2 Day course.
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Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Introduction to Maxon Cinema 4D & Cinema 4D Lite-
General interface
- Customising the interface to make life easier
- Navigation and object manipulation
- Complete interface tour
- Which parts you can safely ignore
- Polygon tools
- Spline manipulation
- NURBS
- Deformers
- Working with imported CAD models
- Loading Adobe Illustrator paths
- Working to scale
- Polygon efficiency for faster renders
- openVDB volumetric modelling
- Material channels
- File formats and their advantages
- Shaders - textures - animated textures
- Applying materials in the right place
- Reflections and Transparencies
Animation- Key frames
- Easing in and smooth motion
- Animating parameters
- Camera animations and walkthroughs
- Particle systems
- Cameras
- Lighting
- Shadows
- Lighting techniques
- Render settings and project set up
- Final render export
- Rendering animations
- Preparing track mattes for compositing
- Exporting multiple layers from Cinema 4D
- Depth channels for depth of field control
- Motion vectors for motion blur
- Exporting After Effects project files from Cinema 4D
- Importing Lights, cameras and solids into After Effects
- Transferring camera tracking data from After Effects to Cinema 4D
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training London training centre based at:
5 St John’s Lane
Clerkenwell
London
EC1M 4BHSt John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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Cinema 4D for After Effects Users - Upcoming London Course Dates
21 Oct - 22 Oct £450 + vat 09 Dec - 10 Dec £450 + vat 03 Feb - 04 Feb £450 + vat 14 Apr - 15 Apr £450 + vat 30 Jun - 01 Jul £450 + vat -
Client Reviews
"The 6 months support available is a fantastic addition to the course and I would definitely use XChange Training again in the future."
Charles Townsend, MRM Meteorite, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Intermediate
"Extremely helpful day overall. Think I have really learnt a lot today and am looking forward to putting it into practice now."
Nancy Ni Bhriain, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Intermediate
"Had a very interesting 2 days within pleasant surroundings with a friendly, knowledgeable instructor. Perfect C4D training course."
Darren Mael, Billington Cartmell, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Intermediate
"The course was well structured, very informative and the trainer was brilliant!"
Katherine Parmley, Joyce Design, Cinema 4D - 2 Day Introduction
"Size of classes are perfect. Everyone was able to ask questions and get them answered. The trainer was knowledgeable and got through a huge amount of information in an understanding way..."
Ian Alwis, Cut and Polish, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Intermediate
"Not my first course here and surely not my last! Absolutely brilliant instructor, comfortable facilities and a truly valuable opportunity."
Emily Theodore, Catersales, Bespoke Cinema 4D Intermediate Course
"A worthwhile training course. A very experienced instructor who gave useful tips and tricks in addition to the scheduled course."
Andy Hunt, Totem Agency, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Intermediate
"I found the training went at a great pace and the instructor was extremely helpful and answered all the questions that were thrown at him, plus a good few tips and pointers. Very Pleased."
Antony Frangos, Pentland Brands, Cinema 4D - 2 Day Introduction
"Totally impressed with the depth of material covered and the instructor's interaction with both the software and ourselves."
Emily Theodore, Catersales, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Intermediate Course
"The trainer was very knowledgeable, patient and adaptable. A very pleasant introduction to Cinema 4D -thank you."
Graham Martin, Rapier, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Introduction
£450 + vat
Next Dates:
21 Oct - 22 Oct
09 Dec - 10 Dec
03 Feb - 04 Feb
14 Apr - 15 Apr
30 Jun - 01 Jul
Over 15 years of providing certified Maxon Cinema 4D training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
The software itself is highly complicated but very rewarding. I really enjoyed my experience in the class with Ricardo, he was very knowledgable and was acommodating to my online tuition experience both in a classroom with other students and in the private session. Look forward to developing my knowledge of Cinema 4D would recommend this course.
01/05/2024
5/5 Stars
we're impressed we were able to hit all targets for a bespoke course
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Great great course, easy to follow, brilliant tutor which helped guide you through everything - would recommend to anyone
20/02/2024
5/5 Stars
Great experience, very knowledgable tutor. I would come back for another training if I will have a chance.
30/11/2023
5/5 Stars
A great follow up to the introductory course - expanded on existing knowledge and explored more complicated functions in C4D's toolkit. Ricardo gave a lot of encouragement to experiment and have fun, while explaining the content thoroughly and clearly. Overall very enjoyable and insightful - lot's of new knowledge to take forwards into personal and commercial projects!
30/11/2023
5/5 Stars
Overall very happy with the course. I especially liked how Riccardo paused while we were writing notes to ensure we didn't miss anything.
28/11/2023
5/5 Stars
Great, comprehensive course that covered and de-mysitified lots of previously unknown or confusing areas of using C4D at basic to early-intermediate level. Out instructor, Ricardo, was very friendly and highly-knowledgeable, plus shared stories and examples related to each task based on in his own professional experience. Lots was covered in a short space of time without being over-whelming and everyone invovled seemed to have fun and be on the same level by the end of the two days. Very enjoyable!
28/11/2023
4/5 Stars
Ricardo was a very enthusiastic and knowledgable instructor - he made it easy and fun to follow. Even after 2 days, I feel I have a much better understanding of Cinema 4D. He tailored the course content to make it more in line with what we do - animation. The only comment I'd say is prior to the training I had asked about our bespoke training to include how we can use Cinema 4D and After Effects together and best practice for workflow using the two programmes - which wasn't included in the course.
09/06/2023
4/5 Stars
I found the Redshift course quite difficult to watch and follow along to at the same time. We kept asking our instructor to start again as we had become lost or confused. Which he always did. There are so many hidden settings to try and understand and even worse, to try and remember! A lot of these settings need to be activated in a certain order or will not work. It would be incredibly useful to have some kind of video reference to refer back to or provided notes that will act as a reminder. I tried to jot notes down as we went, however I doubt they will help me at all in a couple of months time. It is a very technical subject. Our instructor knew his subject inside-out and created some brilliant examples of how the tools can work and I have come away with a much broader understanding of the software. I just hope that I can remember how to use some of these techniques when I need them.
31/05/2023
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was fantastic, thorough, concise and helpful. Really great for starting out in 3D. He can sometimes be a bit quick with instructions but doesn't help that I am remote. Overall it was really great.
04/04/2023
5/5 Stars
All good!
02/02/2023
5/5 Stars
Very good, lots of learning crammed into a few days
02/09/2022
5/5 Stars
Well structured course that gradually built on new techniques, creating good understanding of fundamentals. Enjoyed how tools were revisited to build in different scenarios, to instill best practice habits.
17/05/2022
5/5 Stars
Lots of information and techniques taught.
17/05/2022
5/5 Stars
Very good course, learnt a lot in two days and Ricardo is a great teacher, very patient when people have questions but also keeps the class moving at a good pace for everyone.
11/01/2022
4/5 Stars
I enjoyed it and easily learned the fundamentals of the program outlined.
30/09/2021
5/5 Stars
I have understood this course very well. It was done at a terrific pace & each stage was really well thought out.
21/09/2021
4/5 Stars
It's a lot to go through in detail in 2 days but the overview given should be really good for students to have a good foundation. I enjoyed the course, learned good practices and was able to bounce questions with Ricardo.
21/09/2021
5/5 Stars
Professional and patience and most importantly very friendly!
21/09/2021
5/5 Stars
I wish this was longer. Ricardo made me feel comfortable and relaxed to learn. Thank you.
21/09/2021
5/5 Stars
During current COVID situation some places not accepting paper lunch vouchers. No big deal though.
15/09/2020
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was very friendly and patient. If we had any questions he was more than happy to run through them in detail and suggest different approaches, etc. His knowledge of Cinema 4D and all of its intricacies was especially amazing, even down to minor tweaks between versions. Overall a great experience!
05/05/2020
5/5 Stars
The online training was a great option. It allowed me to learn on a one to one basis, which helped me develop my skills quickly and efficiently. I was able to follow the instructors screen and ask questions when I needed to. Ricardo was very knowledgable with the software and friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed the 2 days and have learnt a lot of the basics behind Cinema4D.
25/03/2020
5/5 Stars
amazing had so much fun and learned a bunch.
05/03/2020
5/5 Stars
Ricardo is really patient and an excellent tutor. We had so much fun and learnt everything I wanted to learn and more!
05/03/2020
4/5 Stars
Ricardo was a great teacher and I learnt so much in a short time of 2 days. The only critique I have is that he talked through the steps very fast and it was sometimes hard to keep up.
05/03/2020
5/5 Stars
Great course. Very inspiring, great teacher
03/03/2020
5/5 Stars
Excellent course, really useful and insightful!
12/02/2020
5/5 Stars
Excellent outline of Cinema 4D. Has opened up many possibilities. The trainer was excellent and hugely knowledgeable.
12/02/2020
5/5 Stars
Great course!
28/01/2020
5/5 Stars
great week, learnt a lot and very happy with the experience
28/01/2020
5/5 Stars
Very good and well paced training. Thanks.
28/01/2020
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was excellent. Really helpful. Would definitely come back. thanks for being so accommodating.
22/01/2020
5/5 Stars
Any queries were explained in depth and in a simple manner, great tutor!
16/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Brilliant tutor very informative, knows his stuff for sure crammed allot of info in on the day A* instructor keep up the good work :)
16/07/2019
4/5 Stars
Very happy with the course. Overwhelming, but the basics have all been covered.
16/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was excellent and made a very complex programme more manageable and a clearer understanding of what is capable.
16/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Incredible Experience - Learnt so much
11/06/2019
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was fantastic - he was super helpful and I took a huge amount away from the class. Thank you!
11/06/2019
5/5 Stars
Lots of content, fast paced, very good
11/06/2019
5/5 Stars
Ricardo is very knowlegeable and always willing to help.
28/03/2019
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was knowledgeable, friendly and able to find solutions to my specific queries related to what I need to achieve from C4D
22/01/2019
4/5 Stars
Ricardo was very helpful and taught us the basics in Cinema 4D, how to navigate around easily and use certain tools. We have another course with him in a few weeks so we will definitely put our news skills to test.
14/01/2019
5/5 Stars
Course was great, bespoke arrangement works very well, and Ricardo was a friendly and knowledgable (and patient!) trainer.
04/01/2019
5/5 Stars
Great facilities, equipment and teaching. Wish I was doing more! :)
13/11/2018
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate 
Lunch and refreshments
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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