Cinema 4D Surface/Deformers/Textures/Particles

This was the second Cinema 4D workshop that we worked on, this session was all about exploring different aspects of the software and how easy it would be to produce something that was not only visually interesting but also professional looking. We looked at creating particles and patterns which would then be applied into both still and moving images and animations which we would export at the end of the session.

For the first part of the workshop we made a simple outline of a square.

We then extruded the object and applied the twist tool to create a twisted tube. 

Then I crated a material which used the checkerboard effect which we then applied to the inside of the twisted tube, to make an almost trippy pattern.

We then created a sphere, which we also applied this colour way too but we changed it slightly so that the sphere would stand out in the centre of the piece. 

This is what it looked like in render preview.

We then animated the piece so that there were multiple particles floating round the tube. At the end of this post there will be a video containing all of the things that I have made during this session. 

This next part, was all about making an interesting looking background quickly and efficiently but with minimal effort. The outcome was extremely professional looking. 

The final part of the workshop was to create an animated scene which could be used as a title sequence or just a simple informative piece about the topic chosen. 

Finally I created an After Effects document which contained all of the animated work I had produced during that day, it made it much easier for me to upload and store. 

Cinema 4D Surface/Deformers/Textures/Particles from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.

After Effects - Exploring Geometry

During todays session we were set on the task of creating ten seconds of motion. Which included recapping skills which we previously learnt last year, Sara explained that year two is all about generating new and different ideas along with approaching them differently too, therefore making the pieces much more personal. We also discussed what goes on in your own mind, how you think, how you create ideas, how do you focus? Trust that your best work will eventually come, which is something that everyone must accept as we are not fully skilled yet.

Before beginning the workshop, we watched a couple of different videos which we would use as inspiration for the session.
MGMT - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything from oneedo on Vimeo.

We also watched a number of videos created by Steffen K, due to the fact that he works a lot with shapes and that is what we are focusing on during this session:


30 motion tests in 30 seconds from Steffen K on Vimeo.
Animation Sequence Project from Steffen K on Vimeo.


Finally we created a short clip which was made up of a number of shorter clips and shapes that we had created previous to this session. I was impressed with my recollection of what i created last year as it made it much easier to complete this workshop.


Exploring Geometry - After Effects Year 2 Session 1 from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.

Self Publishing - Session 1

During this session we were taught about the importance of self publishing and where it originated from. A particular quote that stood out to me during this session was:
"Bookbinding is in itself a comparatively simple matter and is easily described: but it is associated with great and interesting conditions of society, moreover, like every other handicraft, is on its ideal side a discipline and a type of life." - T. J. Cobden Sanderson - 1895.
The printing press is another factor that pushed for self publishing, as it was the first kind of publishing, it broke the monopoly on printing.
We then created a Zine, which contain all of the information which we learnt about during the session, along with opinions of our own which we think are appropriate. The zine needed to be visually interesting along with being informative about the information we had been provided with.

Within this Zine I looked at a couple of different artists but I didn't have time to print out the images which would be included within my zine. Therefore I will add some additional images onto the end of this post to demonstrate their works. 

Laura Oldfield-Ford

Cory Doctorow